About Gillian
Carroll County
Gillian Collins was born in England. Her family immigrated to Maryland in the early 1960s where she continues to reside. She received her BFA and MFA from Towson University. As a co-owner of residential plumbing and HVAC service companies, her association with these trades artistically inspires Collins.
Divorcing the form from the function of mechanical components, she conveys the importance of these vital but unnoticed engineering feats in her paintings, compelling the viewer… more
Divorcing the form from the function of mechanical components, she conveys the importance of these vital but unnoticed engineering feats in her paintings, compelling the viewer… more
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Mechanical Components 3
Foundational structures in our urban and industrial environment that are often overlooked.
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Baltimore Warehouse Punch Press BAKER.jpgConverted Baltimore MD warehouse housing artist studios, obsolete punch press and fire hose support
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UnderPressure 1 BAKER.jpgConcrete Parking lot fire sprinkler system
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3 Faces BAKER.jpgOverhead Towson studio piping
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Under Pressure 2 BAKER.jpgFire Sprinkler system found in commercial parking lot
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Made of steel BAKER.jpgSteel support in parking lot
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Turn me on 3 BAKER.jpgMechanical mechanism in motion
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Secured BAKER.jpgCommercial building back flow and sprinkler system
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Glass Wall 1 BAKER.jpgReflection in glass block wall with pipe valve
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turn me on 1 BAKER.jpgRooftop HVAC equipment
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Double Turn BAKER.jpgDual valves controlling fire sprinkler system
Under Concrete
Under concrete infra structure elements
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Concrete SunlightConcrete, bridge, bridges, parking, parking lot, road, Metro, urban landscape, subway
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Under PassConcrete, bridge, bridges, doomsday, figure, road, Metro, urban landscape
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Red PipeConcrete, Pipe, Pipes, Metro, Subway, Urban, City, Water Pipes, Water Supply, Water
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A Glimpseabstract, window