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Construction 7 – abstract collage using prepared papers

Abstract collage blue block with red strips

This is one of a series of abstract collage I made in early 2022. In comparison to my monotypes, these are deliberately quite simple. Although I didn’t consciously have them in mind, but I can see similarities with the Suprematists, working in pre-Revolutionary Russia around the time of World War 1. Perhaps something stuck in my memory after visiting the exhibition of Russian Art at the Royal Academy in 2017.

Artists working in this way included Malevitch (who coined the term), Moholy-Nagy and El Lissitsky.

I prepare the papers by gel printing, usually with collage in mind. I sometimes use prints that didn’t quite work, cutting them up as with the prepared papers, or as the base layer. For this series, however, I used A4 Mixed Media paper, about 250 gsm.  I  use acrylic medium as the glue. It bonds well with the acrylic paint on the papers and doesn’t dry or go brittle.

The collage is in an A3 frame with a simple black moulding and a plain white mount. For safety and to reduce weight, the frame has acrylic glazing.

  • Medium: Collage
  • Size: A4
  • Framed: Yes, to A3
  • Frame colour: Black
  • Glazing: Acrylic
  • Price: £85.00 plus postage

 

Construction 6 – abstract collage influenced by Russian Suprematist style.

Abstract collage with block of red and orange overlain with green strips asymmetrically arranged

This is one of a series of abstract collage, all made in early 2022 using prepared papers. In comparison to my monotypes, these are graphically quite simple.

I didn’t, consciously at least, have them in mind, but I can see similarities with the Suprematists, working in pre-Revolutionary Russia around the time of World War 1. Perhaps something stuck in my memory after visiting the exhibition of Russian Art at the Royal Academy in 2017.

Artists working in this way included Malevitch (who coined the term), Moholy-Nagy and El Lissitsky.

I make the papers by gel printing, usually with collage in mind. Sometimes I use prints that didn’t quite work, cutting them up as with the prepared papers, or as the base layer. The base here is A4 Mixed Media paper, about 250 gsm.  I  use acrylic medium as the glue. It bonds well with the acrylic paint on the papers and doesn’t dry or go brittle.

The collage is in an A3 frame with a simple black moulding and a plain white mount. For safety and to reduce weight, the frame has acrylic glazing.

 

Construction 5 – abstract collage influenced by Russian Suprematist style.

collage in purple and green

Early in 2022 I made a series of abstract collage, all using prepared papers. Graphically, all the pieces are quite simple, especially in comparison to my monotypes. Even so, I can still see common themes coming through. I seem to have developed a liking for stripes, for example. They turn up in many of the monotypes and in these collages.

My aim was to keep it simple, but I can see similarities with the Suprematists, working in pre-Revolutionary Russia around the time of World War 1.  Artists working in this way included Malevitch (who coined the term), Moholy-Nagy and El Lissitsky.

I make the papers by gel printing, usually with collage in mind. Sometimes I use prints that didn’t quite work,  cutting them up or as a base layer. The base here is A4 Mixed Media paper, about 250 gsm.  I  use acrylic medium as the glue. It bonds well with the acrylic paint on the papers and doesn’t dry or go brittle.

The collage is in an A3 frame with a simple black moulding and a plain white mount. For safety and to reduce weight, the frame has acrylic glazing.

 

Construction 4 – abstract collage using prepared papers

abstract collage in purples, blue and green highlight

Construction 4 is one of a series of similar abstract collage,  made using prepared papers in early 2022. I like to work in series, as this offers the best chance to explore ideas of colour and composition.

Graphically, all the pieces are quite simple, especially in comparison to my monotypes. Even so, I can still see common themes coming through. I seem to have developed a liking for stripes, for example. They turn up in many of the monotypes and in these collages.

I make the papers by gel printing, usually with collage in mind. Sometimes I use prints that didn’t quite work,  cutting them up or as a base layer. The base here is A4 Mixed Media paper, about 250 gsm.  I  use acrylic medium as the glue. It bonds well with the acrylic paint on the papers and doesn’t dry or go brittle.

The collage is in an A3 frame with a simple black moulding and a plain white mount. For safety and to reduce weight, the frame has acrylic glazing.

 

Construction 3 – abstract collage with gel printed papers

abstract collage in purple and green

Construction 3 is from a series of abstract collage,  made with gel printed papers in early 2022. I tend to work in series, as this offers the best chance to explore ideas of colour and composition.

Graphically, this series is quite simple, especially in comparison to my monotypes. Even so, I can still see common themes coming through. I seem to have developed a liking for stripes, for example. They turn up in many of the monotypes and in these collages.

The gel printed papers are adhered to A4 Mixed Media paper, about 250 gsm.  I  use acrylic medium as the glue. It bonds well with the acrylic paint on the papers and doesn’t dry or go brittle.

The collage is in an A3 frame with a simple black moulding and a plain white mount. For safety and to reduce weight, the frame has acrylic glazing.

 

Construction 2 – abstract collage made with prepared papers – part of series

Collage with simple blocks of coloured paper in blue-green and purple with two red stripes, asymetrically placed

Construction 2 is from a series of collage pieces, all made in early 2022. I tend to work in series, as this offers the best chance to explore ideas of colour and composition.

Graphically, this series is quite simple, especially in comparison to my monotypes. Even so, I can still see common themes coming through. I seem to have developed a liking for stripes, for example. They turn up in many of the monotypes and also in these collages.

The prepared papers are produced by gel printing, then adhered to A4 Mixed Media paper, about 250 gsm.  I  use acrylic medium as the glue. It bonds well with the acrylic paint on the papers and doesn’t dry or go brittle.

The collage is in an A3 frame with a simple black moulding and a plain white mount. For safety and to reduce weight, the frame has acrylic glazing.

 

Construction 1 – collage with prepared papers

Collage with simple blocks of coloured paper in green red and yellow-green

Construction 1 is a collage, made with prepared papers. This one seems to have picked up something of a Suprematist feel, although all I was trying to do was keep it simple. I made this, one of a series of related pieces, in early 2022.

Compared to my monotype prints, they are graphically quite simple, but I can still see themes carrying through. I seem to have developed a liking for stripes, for example, which turn up in a lot of the monotypes. The same is coming through in this series of images.

The prepared papers are made by gel printing, then adhered to A4 Mixed Media paper, about 250 gsm. I use acrylic medium as the glue, which bonds well with the acrylic paint on the papers. The collage is in an A3 frame with a simple black moulding and a plain white mount. For safety and to reduce weight, the frame has acrylic glazing.

Stripes 2

Stripes 2 - digital print from Stripes series

Stripes 2 is one of a set of digital prints, all available in limited editions of 70. They were derived from scans of some of my analogue collage works (also available from the shop.)

They have a complicated pedigree. The shapes and colours come from the collage pieces. The papers I used to make those collage, were themselves made by gel printing.

I made these ‘Stripe’ images using only the native tools available in Paint Shop Pro. I used stripes for the same reason I first picked on the cross, and recently the fuji-like peak silhouette. They were a recognisable starting point. I think at the back of my mind, I probably also had the artist Sean Scully in mind.

There are of course many other artists who use the stripe in their work. See here, from the Tate, for example, or here, from a US site. In the end, the images which emerged seem much closer to the work of Johnnie Cooper, in particular the work in ‘Fractured Light: Johnnie Cooper, Collages 1992–1997‘.

My aim with the ‘Stripe’ series, and other digital images I will be adding soon, is to provide original art at a genuinely affordable price. The process that I use, takes data from existing images, but the final product is entirely new. These are genuine originals, not reproductions. There is no pre-existing image in another medium. This blog post explains more.

Each print is 27 cm x 27 cm (about 10.5″) on 30 cm x 30 cm sheets. I print to order using light fast pigment inks on 285 gsm archival quality matt paper, then sign and number each one. The edition size is 70.

Frames or mats shown in the listing are for illustration only. You have several options when buying.

  • Unframed and unmounted, shipped flat in sturdy protective packaging.
  • Unframed, but in a mat. Matted prints come packed with a backing board ready to drop into a standard size, 50 cm x 50 cm frame, or for you to take to your local framer. The mat colour is antique white. (Base price + £10)
  • Framed and in a mat. This has a simple black moulding with acrylic glazing to reduce weight and for safety in shipping. To keep to an affordable price, the frame will be commercially produced, not hand made. This option also incurs higher shipping costs.(Base price + £35)

Follow this link for a range of other affordably priced items, all under £50.

 

Stripes 1

stripes 1 a digital print

Stripes 1 is an original digital print, one of a set based on stripes. They are all available in limited editions of 70. I made it using, as a data source, scans of some of my analogue collage works (also available from the shop.)

They have a complicated pedigree. The shapes and colours come from the collage pieces. The papers I used to make those collage, were themselves made by gel printing.

I made these ‘Stripe’ images using only the native tools available in Paint Shop Pro. I used stripes for the same reason I first picked on the cross, and recently the fuji-like peak silhouette. They were a recognisable starting point. I think at the back of my mind, I probably also had the artist Sean Scully in mind.

There are of course many other artists who use the stripe in their work. See here, from the Tate, for example, or here, from a US site. In the end, the images which emerged seem much closer to the work of Johnnie Cooper, in particular the work in ‘Fractured Light: Johnnie Cooper, Collages 1992–1997‘.

My aim with the ‘Stripe’ series, and other digital images I will be adding soon, is to provide original art at a genuinely affordable price. The process that I use, takes data from existing images, but the final product is entirely new. These are genuine originals, not reproductions. There is no pre-existing image in another medium. This blog post explains more.

Each print is 27 cm x 27 cm (about 10.5″) on 30 cm x 30 cm sheets. I print to order using light fast pigment inks on 285 gsm archival quality matt paper, then sign and number each one. The edition size is 70.

Frames or mats shown in the listing are for illustration only. You have several options when buying.

  • Unframed and unmounted, shipped flat in sturdy protective packaging.
  • Unframed, but in a mat. Matted prints come packed with a backing board ready to drop into a standard size, 50 cm x 50 cm frame, or for you to take to your local framer. The mat colour is antique white. (Base price + £10)
  • Framed and in a mat. This has a simple black moulding with acrylic glazing to reduce weight and for safety in shipping. To keep to an affordable price, the frame will be commercially produced, not hand made. This option also incurs higher shipping costs.(Base price + £35)

Follow this link for a range of other affordably priced items, all under £50.

 

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Working with stripes

Abstract collage blue block with red strips

I’ve just made a set of digital images built around stripes. Working digitally is my fallback position when I’m prevented from doing anything else, whether by time, health or anything else. I had no great expectations for these. I picked on stripes for the same reason I first picked on the cross, and recently the fuji-like peak silhouette. They were a recognisable starting point.

When I posted them to my Instagram account, I made reference to Sean Scully and Johnnie Cooper, in particular the latter’s ‘Fractured Light: Johnnie Cooper, Collages 1992–1997‘. There are of course many other artists who use the stripe in their work. See here, from the Tate, for example, or here, from a US site.

I’ve been adding some of my recent digital images to the shop. I’m not sure if these will make it though. The outcome was interesting, although not quite what I’d been expecting. That’s not a problem, of course. I like these on screen, but I think they might need some physical texture to really come alive.

They started life as gel prints, which I cut up to make collage. You can see those here. To make the digital images, I used the scans of the collage made for the shop listings. I brought these back into Paint Shop Pro and then edited and recombined them in various ways.

I’m not sure of the next steps if I don’t offer them digitally. One option is going back to collage. The tissue I use to remove excess paint from the gel plate before printing would work well over solid blocks of colour, whether painted or collaged. It’s certainly a path worth exploring.

It also occurs to me that scans of the tissue could also be used in digital prints, taking the cycle round again.