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Getting to know the artists in The Social Glue of Sydney exhibition
May 9-24, Chrissie Cotter gallery
Getting to know the artists in The Social Glue of Sydney exhibition
May 9-24, Chrissie Cotter gallery
What materials are you drawn to?
Good quality magazines, older books on: space, science, classical Greek and renaissance sculpture, dancing figures, butterflies, flowers, snakes, hands, anatomy...
Where do you find your materials?
In street libraries, op shops, second hand book shops and library sales.
Do you have some books you've bought for collage that you haven't yet been able to cut up?
Some books feel more precious but they're only waiting for the moment when their images will be released.
Do you begin to make materials first or ideas first?
A bit of both. I'll start with an idea and look for the right image. Or sometimes I'll see an image which leads the idea.
Do you have a library of cuttings, and if so, how big is that library and how do you store them?
I enjoy the act of cutting and releasing, often very fine, images from the page, and creating a treasure trove to draw on. In a cabinet drawer I have a library of cuttings filed in many plastic sleeves labelled: eyes, hands, birds, dancers, snakes, anatomy, celestial ...
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dancing with the stars
dancing with the stars
forbidden fruit
forbidden fruit
Do you lay out lots of bits on a work surface and let relationships emerge from accidental arrangements, or do you go looking for particular elements to cut?
I usually start with an idea, and search for the right image. Then I seek other images which support the concept and composition - in shape, colour, texture and content. I can also be inspired by random connections between images.
Are there cuttings you've made that are years old that you've never found a home for?
I have many cuttings still waiting for their time to shine.
Do you glue your cuttings, or put them into arrangements and photograph them and put them back into your cuttings stash?
I arrange my cuttings and glue them at the end. I often have intertwining images which can be tricky at the gluing stage. I sometimes think I should just photograph my collage artworks unglued as I can find it hard to let go of an image permanently. But I'm also wedded to the analogue process and product - the quality of print on paper, the texture and depth.
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