Thursday, 18 September 2008

messy collage

these are close ups of parts of a giant messy collage made with found papers (enlarged x a million on a photocopier) and ink.










11 comments:

Jeane Myers said...

Kate! this is one of the best things I've seen in awhile! - is it possible to see a pic of the whole thing? - fabulous! - you have inspired me

ArtSparker said...

I like the use of red in the limited palette, and particularly like the fifth one down. How big is the original?

Anonymous said...

LOVE IT..Love the worn mess look...You've got something pretty great here!

Gracia said...

Working with paper... there is little better, is there?

kate said...

These glimpses are fantastic!

Anonymous said...

Ms H, you are at work and in the zone. They are positively reeking with texture and urban-ness. And I like the random proportions. So did you make the collage, THEN copy x a million times?

Becky Mairi Farrell said...

These are amazing and would make lovely panels/illustrations in their own right. It's great to see the photo of the whole thing too, can't imagine working at that scale. Did you plan it out in advance or did it grow as you made it?

notmassproduced said...

grrl - i enlarged first and then collaged

becky - no i didn't plan it - i just messed around - it was for a college project where we were meant to be doing something abstract from some pen and ink lanscape drawings we had done and then isolating areas and enlarging them - but i just went with patterns and textures that i liked really.

Seth said...

These are incredible. The colors and layers really speak to me. Thanks for the close up detail.

Joy Logan said...

LOVE these/this! I am working on coming out of sunporch hybernation soon I hope! I've done alot but have nothing to show but art journal pages ready to write in soon.LOVE the finished collage of this also!!! Your a busy lady!

rivergardenstudio said...

This collage is wonderful. I love the close ups and the view of the whole thing. How exciting to see a collage like this, so large, with so many fascinating parts that tie together so beautifully... Thanks for sharing... Roxanne