I am an artist, (over)thinker, backyard philosopher, mom, partner, dog and cat lovin', multi-national earthling who likes writing and making things.
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Thank you, Manja! I just acquired a lot of new “ephemera” to work with. I love collage more everyday. It’s direct visual thinking, often without the expression of “hand” (as there is in painting or drawing) which, in my opinion makes it harder to add ‘warmth’.
I believe this process is one of the best ways to learn about composition. I asked myself why I didn’t work entirely digitally and realized that the handling of the paper is so full of pleasure. The quality and patina of old paper is pretty special.
Oh, I think “hand” is implicit in collage too. I spent the last couple of days scratching the emulsion off photographic prints, much like etching. Cutting lines, too, are like drawn lines. Only tangible. There’s your warmth.
Paper is good, no? I completely destroyed an antique book the other day. I was told I was crazy. “It was worth money”, I was told. Pfffff….
not destroyed….transformed. 🙂
I agree with your assessment of “hand”. I only occasionally work on the found image itself. Instead I make some of my papers with ink or drawing. Clearly the process is as open as the sky. Hmmm. So good. I’m sure you know about this guy: http://www.rayjohnsonestate.com/art/collages/
Yeah, recognised the Duchamp with star haircut 🙂
I love the aesthetic of James Gallagher: http://www.gallagherstudio.net/pages/2013/ It has less testosterone. It is restful.
Are we using the word in the same way? I was referring to the careful placement of shapes on a textural surface, the space, an emphasis on design over (the obvious) luscious narrative.
CROW FOLLOWS THE IMPULSE 
Si si, faith is a good thing! Well well done!!!!!
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Thank you, Manja! I just acquired a lot of new “ephemera” to work with. I love collage more everyday. It’s direct visual thinking, often without the expression of “hand” (as there is in painting or drawing) which, in my opinion makes it harder to add ‘warmth’.
I believe this process is one of the best ways to learn about composition. I asked myself why I didn’t work entirely digitally and realized that the handling of the paper is so full of pleasure. The quality and patina of old paper is pretty special.
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Oh, I think “hand” is implicit in collage too. I spent the last couple of days scratching the emulsion off photographic prints, much like etching. Cutting lines, too, are like drawn lines. Only tangible. There’s your warmth.
Paper is good, no? I completely destroyed an antique book the other day. I was told I was crazy. “It was worth money”, I was told. Pfffff….
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not destroyed….transformed. 🙂
I agree with your assessment of “hand”. I only occasionally work on the found image itself. Instead I make some of my papers with ink or drawing. Clearly the process is as open as the sky. Hmmm. So good. I’m sure you know about this guy:
http://www.rayjohnsonestate.com/art/collages/
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Yeah, recognised the Duchamp with star haircut 🙂
I love the aesthetic of James Gallagher:
http://www.gallagherstudio.net/pages/2013/ It has less testosterone. It is restful.
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Gallagher’s works are just like paintings! Less testosterone? Really? Lusciously formal.
I see Johnson as asexual.
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Formal?
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Are we using the word in the same way? I was referring to the careful placement of shapes on a textural surface, the space, an emphasis on design over (the obvious) luscious narrative.
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Seems the physicist’s faith is not so infallible after all 😀
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Thank you for checking out my work!
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