THE WEEKENDER 27 | 2024
Collage News & Inspiration
WORDS TO LIVE BY
“If you get stuck, get away from your desk. Take a walk, take a bath, go to sleep, make a pie, draw, listen to music, meditate, exercise; whatever you do, don't just stick there scowling at the problem. But don't make telephone calls or go to a party; if you do, other people's words will pour in where your lost words should be. Open a gap for them, create a space. Be patient.”
― Hilary Mantel
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NEWS
5 DAY COLLAGE WORKSHOP: Take an experimental approach to combining paper, fabric and found materials with collage. Begin by producing a variety of patterned and layered papers using surface design techniques that are commonly applied to fabric such as batik, shibori, application of dyes and bleach, printing, stamping, and working with stencils. Next, make monoprints with Gelli plates on a variety of light weight papers and silk. Students will then be introduced to collage techniques combining their colorful papers with other found papers, fabrics, and recycled materials. Enjoy a playful and creative workshop and take home complex, unique works. All levels welcome. Hollie Heller. August 4 - 9, 2024. Williamsburg, MA. All Levels, Ages 18 year+ - Experimental Layers: Surface Design & Collage with Paper & Fabric - all information via Snowfarm
EXHIBITION: Marion Chatel-Chaix's first exhibition showcases a selection of collages, textiles, videos, and installations created over 40 years. The immersive and intimate scenography invites visitors to experience and feel the art deeply. The exhibition explores themes of absence and heritage, reflecting on the artist's lineage and personal reflections. Visits are by appointment and include an intuitive exploration of the space and potential interaction with the artist.
The exhibition is a poetic journey aiming to foster wonder and respect. For more details & visit Marion Chatel-Chaix Exhibition.
EXHIBITION: Derived from the French verb coller, meaning to glue/stick, collage refers to both the method and art form in which paper and other media are arranged and affixed to a surface. Though the first evidence of collage coincided with the invention of paper in China around 200 BC, it was not until the early 20th century that artists first used it as a technique. Collage has since evolved into a popular and powerful medium that transcends traditional artistic boundaries. Versatile and accessible, collage allows for a creative amalgamation of 2- and 3-D materials, creating a fascinating visual interplay of textures, colors, and forms that explore the juxtaposition of seemingly disparate elements. From analog cut-and-paste to digital layering, this exhibition celebrates the deft use of materials and creative spirit of collage. - Cut Paste Create: The Art of Collage - July 6 – September 15, 2024 - Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA - more information here
EXHIBITION: dissenting gestures - ACME Studios, Glassyard Building, Oak Square, London - more information here
Collage isn’t new to me, but there is a different technique with these new paintings. The collage part is obscuring part of the picture you’re seeing. It’s present, but it’s not available, and that is what I meant by redaction. I don’t want it to be available; in part because I’m interested in how we make stories.
It’s like in a novel: You don’t know what happens to all the characters in the beginning of the novel. They exist someplace. You fill in those details as the reader goes along. If I as a writer imagine it, it doesn’t exist unless I fill in the blanks on the page to tell that part of the story. That is what I mean when I talk about redaction and that that idea is related to this new work. - “It’s Harder for Me to Talk About Them.” Percival Everett on the Paintings He Makes - via Lit Hub
“As an abstract expressionist, his paintings and collages comment on contemporary society, with subjects ranging from potentially harmful political structures to the simple poetics of everyday life,” Paper writes of Honaker. “Influenced by existentialism, which emphasizes the act of creating, Honaker exercises his subconscious through auto-painting. Combining collage, abstract painting, and photography, Graham fashions a unique and pertinent link between our past and present that is smartly nostalgic, suggestively questioning, and completely eye-catching.” - Artists Become Curators At Kehler Liddell - via New Haven Independent
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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