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12 Collages by Bill Wolak

Bill Wolak

Artist’s statement: Collage undresses the darkness with a mirror’s secret undertow. It’s a dance done on burning kites while dreaming at the speed of light. Expectant as nakedness, collage is a door that surfaces in the shipwreck of your sleep. It’s a caress with the irresistible softness of a slipknot in a velvet blindfold. At its best, like poetry, collage is a moan just beyond delirium.

I make collages out of all kinds of materials. Most are made out of paper engravings. Many collages are digitally generated or enhanced.

The Scaffolding of Memory - Bill Wolak
The Scaffolding of Memory
All the Light That Never Returns - Bill Wolak
All the Light That Never Returns
Unforgettable Delight - Bill Wolak
Unforgettable Delight
Seduction - Bill Wolak
Seduction
The Impatience of Lightning - Bill Wolak
The Impatience of Lightning
As Long As It Takes To Undress - Bill Wolak
As Long As It Takes To Undress
The Undertow of Dreams - Bill Wolak
The Undertow of Dreams
Smooth as Moonlight Bending - Bill Wolak
Smooth as Moonlight Bending
Shy As Honey - Bill Wolak
Shy As Honey
Too Naked To Resist - Bill Wolak
Too Naked To Resist
The Scarecrows Swaying - Bill Wolak
The Scarecrows Swaying
Desperate Kisses - Bill Wolak
Desperate Kisses
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Bill Wolak

Bill Wolak is a poet, collage artist, and photographer who lives in New Jersey and has just published his eighteenth book of poetry entitled All the Wind’s Unfinished Kisses with Ekstasis Editions. He has published interviews with the following poets, writers, and artists: Anita Nair (India), John Digby (United Kingdom), Dileep Jhaveri (India), Gueorgui Konstantinov (Bulgaria), Naoshi Koriyama (Japan), Sultan Catto (United States), Ilmar Lehtpere (Estonia), Jeton Kelmendi (Kosovo), Yesim Agaoglu (Turkey), Mahmood Karimi Hakak (United States), Philip Cioffari (United States), Yongshin Cho (Korea), Manolis (Emmanuel Aligizakis) (Canada), Jami Proctor Xu (United States), Stanley H. Barkan (United States), Annelisa Addolorato (Italy), and William Heyen (United States).

Author: Bill Wolak Tags: Bill Wolak, collage Category: Visual Art and Visual Poetry September 15, 2015

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