Screaming To Escape From All Limitations: An Interview with John Digby
John Digby was born in London in 1938. He began writing Surrealist poetry from the early 1970s. He was influenced by Breton, Eluard, Arp, and Desnos. Although he was living in England, the first … [Read more...]
Mutinous Jester: The Collage Novels of Akbar Del Piombo
Akbar del Piombo — illustrious subterranean luminary, mysterious, pseudonymous author of six darkly comic, wildly satirical collage novels. Akbar del Piombo — preposterous, portentous name, once … [Read more...]
Ten Xerox transfers by Natalie Bradford
I explore the ideas of memory, absence, mortality, and the passage of time in my prints. Our memories are naturally inconsistent and fleeting; It’s impossible to remember everything in our lives … [Read more...]
Eight found-word collage poems by J.I. Kleinberg
These visual poems are from an ongoing series of collages (1900+) built from phrases created unintentionally through the accident of magazine page design. Each contiguous fragment of text (roughly the … [Read more...]
Six collages by Cherie Hunter Day
There’s something compelling about reframing the message from discarded scraps to make a new piece. The text, which initially was the primary focus, becomes secondary to texture, color, and line. For … [Read more...]
Grafik: six collages by Kon Markogiannis
Grafik is a series of collages which deal with themes such as mortality, fragility, impermanence, the human condition, the exploration of the body and psyche, the evolution of man, consciousness and … [Read more...]
Five poems and four collages by Steve Dalachinsky
the blood hustle (more than a lb. of flesh) - “everything is somewhere else.” - for gregory corso @ perazzo funeral … [Read more...]
The Tarot of the Golden Scissors: collages by Emma Anna
I give guided tours to places that don't yet exist. … [Read more...]
River Stories: collages by Selena Dixon
The title of this artist's book is River Stories. It visually considers the events that might flow in and through a life. Some images cover two pages while others are single pages. Each page has a … [Read more...]
Twelve collages by Bill Wolak
The joy of collage is finding the endless connections between seemingly unrelated things. In some collages, the juxtaposition of ordinary with the delirious diversity of dream imagery forces the mind … [Read more...]
Three collages by Alicia Cole
An entirely self-taught artist, Alicia Cole works in collage, drawing, fabric/embroidery, mixed media, works on canvas, and sculpture. While many of her drawings, paintings, mixed media, collage … [Read more...]
Eight pieces by C.R. Resetarits
I like edges and refuse. I like rebuilding things, and I like composition, patterns, palettes, visual rhythms. The right combos make me happy or relaxed or amused. I used to rehab houses and found … [Read more...]
Looking/Not Looking: nine contour drawing collages by Lori Langille
The Looking/Not Looking collage series features contour drawings layered with vintage 19th century images. Here the act of contour drawing, (observing an object closely and drawing it without looking … [Read more...]
Six new collages by Kon Markogiannis
These collages are a way to make sense of our complex, fragmented world and an attempt to impose order and unity on life's chaos. The work is mainly informed and inspired by dadaist and constructivist … [Read more...]
Six collages by hiromi suzuki
For me, making collages is the most fun. First of all, I will cut the pages from the 1960s fashion magazines and the Scientific American, and put them into an empty confectionery box. Then I take the … [Read more...]
Abstract Musings: Kelly Schaub’s mixed media collages
A theatre artist and administrator for over 25 years, two main influences from the theatre guide Schaub’s work in the visual arts arena. First, she has always been moved by the ephemeral aspect of a … [Read more...]
Nine collages by allison anne
Certain People by Lita Kenyon
Lita Kenyon’s mixed media pieces offer hints at humanity translated through persistent, abstract shapes. Living and working in Tacoma, Washington (near Seattle), collage and drawing is a search for … [Read more...]
Four collages by Janina Aza Karpinska
I began using collage --- scraps torn from magazines, calendars, auction catalogues --- as part of a group exhibition featuring 'Icons' about 8 years ago, where I discovered my Polish-Ossetian roots … [Read more...]