Nathan Isaac is an artist and designer based in Newport, Rhode Island. His storied, mid-century imbued collages present stirring imagery of the invisible and imagined with a connective energy.
The richly novel assemblages speak individually and in conversational sets — expressively constructed from vintage and sustainably sourced materials, pigment-based inks, and natural adhesive. Sparkful and intriguing, Nathan’s works appear in private collections, luxe interiors, and celebrated gallery and design settings.
Colour and contrast feature boldly in primal, geometric, and organic forms. A mien of modern sculpture accentuates particular compositions along with elements of constructivism, cubism and a range of abstraction, reflecting influences of masters such as Matisse, Picasso, Hepworth, and Nicholson. Experienced by many viewers as emotive and musical in tone and 20th-century in voice, the iconic designs are often based in memory and identity journeys with universal themes.
"My imageries aim to evoke. Through a varied and intuitive process, I connect resonance and reminiscence."
