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the right of the people peaceably to assemble: an image-text sequence by Chris Gavaler

Chris Gavaler

Pussy Riot (detail) - Chris Gaveler

The image-text sequence "the right of the people peaceably to assemble" combines digitally manipulated photography, graphic design, and found language in a hybrid form that suits the technical … [Read more...]

Looking/Not Looking: nine contour drawing collages by Lori Langille

Lori Langille

mustard jar (detail) - collage drawing 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

Kon Markogiannis

Grafik 4 (detail) collage 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

hiromi suzuki

Juicy Satellite (detail) - collage 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

Kelly Schaub

what remains (detail) - Kelly Schaub mixed media collage

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

allison anne

collage (detail) by allison anne

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Certain People by Lita Kenyon

Lita Kenyon

Say When (detail) - 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...]

Visual poetry by Sheila E. Murphy

Sheila E. Murphy

visual poetry (detail) by Sheila E. Murphy

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sophie anne edwards: Ice Poems

sophie anne edwards

what will you remember (detail) - visual poetry by sophie anne edwards

These poems were co-created with ice along the Kagawong River. A sheet of ice had broken off the bank and dropped into the river, leaving an exposed, flat ice ridge. I stood on the separated ice shelf … [Read more...]

Four collages by Janina Aza Karpinska

Janina Aza Karpinska

Black and White (detail) - Janina Aza Karpinska collage

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...]

Silas Plum: Cardboard Primitives

Silas Plum

100 Percent Real Live Art (detail) - Silas Plum

The question of value underpins everything. A decent meal. A romantic partner. Expressing vulnerability in an unfamiliar way. The right brand of rechargeable batteries. In every consideration, from … [Read more...]

Four collages by Kon Markogiannis

Kon Markogiannis

Konstruktion B (detail) - Kon Markogiannis collage

A series of collages inspired by great artists of the past such as Kurt Schwitters. Bits and pieces of newspaper, calendar pages, and other discarded ephemera take on new life by being combined, … [Read more...]

JUNCTION by Robert R. Thurman

Robert R. Thurman

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Rothko’s Passage Through Fear and Trembling During the Seagram Murals

George Saitoh

Mark Rothko, Untitled (detail)

“I would like to say to those who think of my pictures as serene, whether on friendship or mere observation, that I have imprisoned the most utter violence in every inch of their surface.” —Mark … [Read more...]

Beatnik: Collages by Rebeka Elizegi

Rebeka Elizegi

BEATNIK 4 (detail) - Rebeka Elizegi collage

The series focuses on the Beat Generation as a cultural phenomenon, more specifically in the women poets who participated in the movement and who historically have had less visibility than their male … [Read more...]

Two collages and a poem by Steve Dalachinsky

Steve Dalachinsky

Billie 3(detail) - Steve Dalachinsky collage

The BARD (A Perfect Day #2) (for Allen Ginsberg) the Bard is Dead yet 76 yr. old Marvin Shapiro "homeless" still walks around shouting "...Cyanide metal poisoning. Cyanide metal … [Read more...]

Artworks by Doren Robbins

Doren Robbins

Untitled for Awake - Doren Robbins

My work is connected to the folk, DADA, and Surrealist traditions of collage, photomontage, and mixed-media works discussed in Herta Wescher's book Collage and Robert Motherwell's The DADA Painters … [Read more...]

Bowls: Six paintings by Kate Brown

Kate Brown

Breath (detail) - painting by Kate Brown

These paintings are each 18 x 24, acrylic on canvas, 2018. … [Read more...]

Four collages by Jack Felice

Jack Felice

lawn portrait (detail) - collage by Jack Felice

Each collage concerns itself with merging culture with the visual image. The pieces are intended to allow the audience enough space to create individual (and at times parallel) narratives. I am … [Read more...]

Beyond the Moment: visual poetry by hiromi suzuki

hiromi suzuki

Beyond the Moment 5 (detail) - visual poetry by hiromi suzuki

There are old postcards and ephemeral photographs in my collection. Mediocre sceneries are in monochrome pictures. Anonymous people who were photographed are saying from the past, ― I am here ―. This … [Read more...]

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