{"product_id":"troy-montes-michie-rock-of-eye-9781938221323","title":"Troy Montes-Michie: Rock of Eye","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStitches and sutures: tracing the body and landscape in Troy Montes-Michie's collages\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo tailor a garment by \"rock of eye\" is to rely on the drape--on experience over mathematical measurement--in the fitting process. It is a kind of drawing in space--a freehand, an intuition, a trust of materials. \u003ci\u003eRock of Eye\u003c\/i\u003e, published on the occasion of Troy Montes-Michie's (born 1985) solo exhibition at the California African American Museum, is a collection of the artist's collages, drawings, and found and woven images sourced from vintage erotic magazines, French tailoring magazines, found photographs and other materials. These materials are familiar from Montes-Michie's recent large-scale paintings and collages that center on the Black male body and his series that traces the social history and form of the zoot suit. Troy Montes-Michie was born in El Paso and his practice reflects his experience growing up along the US\/Mexico border. This book is a study in ambiguity between portraiture and landscape; his are the cuts and folds of patterning and mapping. In \u003ci\u003eRock of Eye\u003c\/i\u003e, Montes-Michie's stitches suture histories and geographies; they establish thresholds for crossing; his needle hits rock. Including essays by Tina Campt and editor Andrea Andersson, with an interview by Brent Edwards, \u003ci\u003eRock of Eye\u003c\/i\u003e is a tactile and sensuous artist's book recalling the form of fabric swatch books and affirming that collage is an art of selection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Siglio Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51661345653010,"sku":"9781938221323","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cfc26624-53a5-4b0c-a20a-4074ea6d8bd5.jpg?v=1760440997","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/troy-montes-michie-rock-of-eye-9781938221323","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}