THE WEEKENDER 15 | 2024
Collage News & Inspiration
WORDS TO LIVE BY
“But unless we are creators we are not fully alive. What do I mean by creators? Not only artists, whose acts of creation are the obvious ones of working with paint of clay or words. Creativity is a way of living life, no matter our vocation or how we earn our living. Creativity is not limited to the arts, or having some kind of important career.”
― Madeleine L'Engle
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NEWS
It was Panesar who first discovered Shakila’s artistic talents. Determined to gift her mentor something unique on one of his birthdays, Shakila presented him with four collages made from the coloured papers of magazines. Panesar was astounded, quickly realising she was an undiscovered prodigy. - Shakila was born to a vegetable vendor in Kolkata. Now her art travels the globe - via Vogue India
From April 16th until the end of June, the Certosa Milano District will host the open-air exhibition ‘Living Certosa’ by the artist Robin Lopvet, curated by Kublaiklan collective. Promoted by RealStep, ‘Living Certosa’ presents a visual narrative of the area's evolution by depicting its local community in large format photographic collages. With an ironic gaze, Lopvet captures the redevelopment of the neighborhood and the collective commitment of its people in creating its rebirth. - Living Certosa: the open-air exhibition by Robin Lopvet - via Vogue
Though often whimsical and colorful in their presentation, Turkish artist Dilara Şahin’s experimental collages explore the darker side of life. Even when the photographs used carry a more optimistic energy, the overlaid text makes us think twice about their tone, introducing heavier themes—isolation, sadness, death and loss. - Dilara Şahin — Experimental collages exploring the darker side of life - via WEPRESENT
Creating some works specifically for the space, the artist leaned into her typical process, taking pieces from vintage cookery books and prints to create food and drink-inspired collages. Alongside displaying the works across the venue (and its very Instagrammable bathroom), Cousins’ designs will also feature on collaborative merchandise including a picnic-sized tote bag made for wine bottles and a signed A2 print. - VISUAL ARTIST MAISIE COUSINS BRINGS HER DISTINCTIVE COLLAGES TO EAST LONDON - via hypebae
Anti-design isn’t about chaos for chaos’s sake—it’s about embracing the messy, the real, and the beautifully imperfect. - Anti-Design: Imperfections and Raw Creativity - via We and the Color
WORLD COLLAGE DAY open call by SONIC BOOM - all information here
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A selection of challenge submissions from last week is up on our website and can be seen here, the image prompt for next week is available to download here
Our 2024 Workbook is out and available for sale on our website. Our weekly creative challenge remains free and open to everyone and everything, digital or analog artists, French or not. The workbook is an optional add-on for those who prefer to work with paper and don’t want to print our images themselves. Like every year, the book is designed so that you can either take it apart or create your collages in the book itself. Week numbers and image sources are on the back of each image, so even if your books falls apart at one point, you will always know what’s what!
And last but not least, have a look at and/or submit to our ‘other’ Instagram account Paris Collage Collective Unlimited where we showcase collages that have absolutely nothing to do with our weekly creative challenge.
If you have any news about exhibitions, publications or events you want so share with the community, please send an email with all relevant information and at least one link to a website or venue to: hello@pariscollagecollective.com
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