Panóptico de Actualidad Gráfica y Visual
What is the attraction of collages and montages? “It means complete freedom, especially mixed media. Since the digital world is constantly changing and the range of possibilities is quite large, it would be limiting for me to always deal with the same media. Dick Higgins, founder of the Fluxus movement, used the term ‘intermedia’ back in the 1960s. This roughly...
“It’s about being able to express ourselves without constraint. There’s something about the texture and raw nature of material and creating structure from chaos that we love, and quilting a visual out of multiple aesthetics or contrasting styles adds personality and flair and gives another layer of depth to how expressive any moment can become.”...
“Collages allow me to have a pictorial space that more accurately resembles the way I experience my subject, in this case, land. When I am in the land, I not only look at the scene before me, but also the individual trees, the colours and textures of the leaves and bark. From moment to moment I am observing individual textures,...
Sera Lione has found her true calling as a collage artist for magazines and social media....
“We encounter various challenges arising from the rules we establish and the media we choose to work with, which influences the pace of our interactions. For example, using ink on paper typically allows for a faster workflow compared to working with a collage. The time frame for each interaction is dependent on the specific media we opt for; some require...
“The most attractive part of my job is that I can bring my ideas to life with just a piece of paper and a few tools. I have been making paper art for many years, and I still enjoy that moment of turning an idea in my head into a paper illustration or stop-motion animation. Paper-crafting is a very meditative...
The work of Rina Lukovnikova is published in small magazines and she dreams of having her own exhibition some day....
“I discovered collage at a time when I was looking to bring more creativity into my life. I was first attracted to analogue collage, but I was definitely captivated by digital collage. It was a new world, full of new opportunities. Being able to create new things from elements that already exist is what I am most passionate about. It’s...
What is the attraction of collages and montages? “Improvisation, experimentation, and a wide range of visual solutions that the collage technique offers. Additionally, it provides an opportunity to work as an illustrator or artist without necessarily having drawing skills.”...
“Collage has a destructive element that people enjoy. Since Dadaists started to use collage to come to something new, it has been accepted that you first have to destroy something already existing. That is what people love about it. You never know what will come out. I think up a starting point emphasising a simple idea, then I start improvising....
What is the attraction of collages and montages? “It is the integration between the emotional side, which comes from using suitable colours, well-chosen words that touch hearts with the desired meanings and, in the case of montages, effective voice-over or music; and the physical side, which comes from using clear and simple design elements.”...
“We like to work with mixed-media collages because they give us many aesthetic possibilities to explore new compositions and unusual visual expressions.”...
