“I never made ‘Who’s Who,’ but I’m featured in ‘What’s That?’”
—Phyllis Diller
America has lost not only a pioneering comedic performer, but also a multi-talented artist. Nevertheless, the image that is circulating in the wake of her demise is not a Diller self-portrait, but a work by skilled assemblage artist Jason Mecier, who had an exhibition called “Celebrity Junkdrawers.” Notice that his ability to create strong illusions of visual depth does not rest on the inherent dimensionality of ingredient objects, but on an astute interpretation of light and shadow.
Phyllis Diller gold
mosaic portrait by Jason Mecier
40 x 40 inches