Three years ago, at this point during the 2011 Project, it became clear to me that one of things I was creating was a series
that was like a sketchbook for future work and ideas. It was when I began
talking about the theory that, at some point in the future, we artists would
see a demise of source material four our collage work. The electronic, world we live in is
diminishing the amount of ephemera we are creating for future art
projects. For example, we generate
less and less ticket stubs, postcards, colorful luggage tags, non-digital
photographs, etc.
Three years ago my response began with the piece
shown above. It’s time for artists
to start making their own material for the purpose of collage. We have a long way until we really run
out, but it is good to think ahead. Since then I have been exploring the idea
of making my own material. This year I am getting ready for a new
show opening in July. It’s a
series of work I call Collagescapes — where
painting meets collage (see below).
Instead of cutting up finished paintings, I am painting fields of color
for the various places I wish to depict.
I then cut up those colors and reconfigure them into new work. Collage +
Landscape = Collagescape. It’s
come a long way since that one piece back in 2011.
