The pieces below were found through the discovery of some though crude, very vibrant and likeable paintings in a collage book (see bottom for name etc), which then led me to research the artist, and find that his collage work is much more vibrant, strong and overall technically flawless in my eyes. The paintings had such a blase feel, as if thrown out without care or attention to the subject or the integrity of the artist. The collages however have something all the more enticing to them. They feel as if the literal structured layers are the key to a host of metaphorical layering associated with each piece of the collage jigsaw, every placement has an impact somewhere else, every piece playfully exchanges with its counterparts. I hope that within my own collages I have taken even half as much time as the hours that must have gone into these collages, as they represent so much, they feel finished, in a defiantly crafted, highly thought out sort of way. I love these collages, I hope my own live upto my own expectations in other people's eyes.
Misfit (66)
Misfit (12)
Misfit (63)
Misfit (70)
Misfit (65)
Misfit (67)
Misfit (07)
Lock, David (2006) Collage: Assembling Contemporary Art, pg.166-167, black dog publishing, 2008. ISBN 978-1-906155-39-1
http://www.david-lock.com/collage.html
© Dean Ross.
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