THE WEEKENDER 26 | 2025
Collage News & Inspiration
WORDS TO LIVE BY
“If critics say your work stinks it's because they want it to stink and they can make it stink by scaring you into conformity with their comfortable little standards. Standards so low that they can no longer be considered "dangerous" but set in place in their compartmental understandings.”
― Jack Kerouac
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REMINDER: OPEN CALL: WHO IS YOUR POP ICON? From cartoons to cinema, advertising, music, painting, and even video games, the visual arts have given rise to characters that have become iconic. These figures span eras and genres, nourishing our collective imagination and leaving an indelible mark on popular culture. In this spirit, we invite collage artists from around the globe to reinterpret one of these cult characters through their unique collage work. Whether you choose a hero from fiction, a music star, or a defining figure of an era, we encourage you to breathe new life into your pop culture icon, offering them a fresh look and perspective. Grab your scissors and your images: bring together a passion for collage and collective memory! All info here
Then there was his infamous collage of George W Bush made up out of porn clippings. Yeo says he always felt his style would suit collage because of his abstract way of working. “If you’re going to do a portrait as a collage then the logical thing to use is pornography,” he says matter of factly. “Because it’s all skin tones. And, of course, I thought it would be kind of funny”. - Jonathan Yeo on King Charles and collages made from porn - via CITYam
Nearly a year after moving in, Weiss has filled the apartment with her stitched collages, quilts and the artworks of others, many of which she described as “trades.” “I like color and pattern and objects,” she said as she pointed out some Japanese ceramics on her buffet and a dress that she crocheted with scraps of fabric, yarn and metal. - Evicted from her apartment at 68, an artist starts anew in a sunny L.A. fourplex - via Los Angeles Times
Raw power, as seen in my collages: cutting out photographs from magazines, pieces of coloured paper, words; applying them onto functional, essential, cool garments. Then taking those same images and pasting them onto city walls so they speak to everyone. It’s the ultimate link between art, fashion and movement. - Palace and Jean-Charles de Castelbajac celebrate the urban dandies - via The Face
“I brought together an archipelago of elements from transgressive movements like Dada and punk, blending them with the simplicity of a child making a collage. I wanted to create a modern wardrobe, a message to future generations: to dare, to assert themselves, and to express their style and personality through all mediums.” - Meet the Legendary French Designer Collaging Together Joy, Punk & Palace - via Highsnobiety
This summer, Palace reunites with iconic French designer and artist Jean Charles de Castelbajac for their third collaborative capsule collection. Drawing directly from Castelbajac’s signature collage aesthetic, the collection transforms his playful artwork into wearable statements. Featuring outerwear, jeans, hoodies, tees and knitwear, each piece is adorned with cut-out lettering, spontaneous shapes and vivid graphic storytelling. - Palace Reunites With Jean Charles de Castelbajac For Third Collaborative Capsule - via Hypebeast
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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 2025 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 our second Instagram account Paris Collage Collective Unlimited where we showcase collages that have absolutely nothing to do with our weekly creative challenge.
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happy for the evicted artist that secured great housing. But--sorry to not feel much empathy with any senior able to easily pay a few dollars short of 3000. a month---why put this on an artists's site?