2006 Poster Artist Carl Crawford

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The Three Rivers Music and Heritage Foundation is pleased to announce that Columbia artist Carl Crawford has been selected to create the art work for the 2006 3 Rivers Music Festival.

Crawford uses collage and mixed media to depict the rich heritage and daily life of his Columbia neighborhood. From scenes depicting his grandmother cutting collard greens to children playing in nearby Martin Luther King Park, his attention to detail makes each of his works a collector's item.

Collage began to be used as an artform around 1920, with many artists?including Picasso and some of his contemporaries?using the medium.

Crawford uses different sizes and shapes of torn magazine paper applied to a hard surface to create a picture image. The individual pieces of paper replace traditional brush strokes. To see more of his work, visit his website at www.cmcfinearts.com.