I-Catching Collages - new addition - Janine Weiss

[cheryl penn]

A collage from Switzerland - Pieces of that northern country reach here in their own composite universe, a universe of displaced images from Janine.

There is a theatricality to Erni’s collages – from the envelope to the inside, they are an epitome of  double gesture – cut and paste.

A physical joining of multiple elements into a composite.    

There is something continuous in Erni’s work which combines every day human activities, obscuring the boundary between art  and life. Collect, choose, cut, coller (French to glue from where we get collage), conduct.  That’s Erni.

The border around the top and left hand side is mine - the shadows on the photographic background seemed to fit perfectly into Erni's composition.  A pasted shadow, not cut.

From Nancy Bell Scott - A collage titled "Not every path wants to be seen".  And a note: Made for you, Peach, post-vispo and pre-boekies on music and books.  

I know that is headed my way someday - and I am hugely pleased about that.  I am using this as the cover for the collaborative VISPO book which De Villo and I and TRYING to bring to completion. Speaking of the which - I know I called this a collage - well its on a collage blog but I acknowledge: "Visual poetry & collage are two different animals, even if they might occasionally have similar spots" - succinctly stated by DVS yesterday. 

Thank you both - very pleased to receive this work and I put you together because Nancy wears Erni's shoes...

Last month saw a series of the most beautiful collages landing after their long travels.  Collage is a strange thing - taking pieces from where they are comfortable and at home, and moving them into a new arena, making a fragment re-reading.  Somehow here, the dream state, or an alternate reality seemed to be at the fore.  A well-thought out and carefully execute collage informs the reader of a subverted pictorial form "everything is metamorphosed into its own universe in order to be perpetuated in its purged form" (Baudrillard)

From Bifidus Jones: This is called Streaming Dreams.  His gift is no dream though. 

From Vittore Baroni (Italy) - another Dream Scape collage - called a Photo-skullpture.  I recall a dream so similar to this image its scary - except there was a bridge - of COURSE there was a bridge! 

From Migual Jimenez (Spain) (El Taller de Zenon) .  A decollage - this is tactile and haptic.  One can FEEL the formed layers, where image and text overlap and converse  - where one is made aware that these pieces did not begin life together.  BUT their reformed context demonstrates a new relationship of exchange. 

From Roberto Rios (Puerto Rico) - amouí - like amour? This feels as bright as new love. - She's a beauty :-). Roberto - your DeskTops are also due for showing - many thanks.

From RoCola (USA) - hybrid creatures one sees in dreams - when day images become nightmares? Not really - but you know what I mean.

Many thanks - an all male mail cast - I've just realized :-) XX

[Marie Wintzer]

Such a great idea to group your mail by theme or technique used. Great blog!!

[De Villo Sloan]

I know with the rivers you are talking about the blank places on the page where there are no words. I never heard them called rivers but get the idea.

[cheryl penn]

Or Safety After Lunch with DW :=))?

o - and my rivers, part - no-one here has heard of what I am tailing about either... Maybe I dreamed it X

[De Villo Sloan]

The decollage is certainly inspiring. Materials? I ask myself, "What would Dw use?" Safely after lunch.

[cheryl penn]

Such a good analogy BJones - I remember when growing up the 'rivers' that we had to interrupt while we were writing cursive- did you have that? Where the words formed their own plain paper paths? Water definitely resonates with the voice of the many, their layers and stories.  

Hey Katerina - seeing you here - I received spring today :-) - well, its the end of that for us.  The sun is setting earlier and new text is needed to describe the way the air feels. Diane - sure do - except they're mice :-) - I was telling her today that I am currently addicted to those marshmallow mice with licorice tails.  I'm blaming it on the season change as I cant bear sweet things in general!

De Villo - feel free "to use this" - what exactly are you planning to use I wonder?

And for you lot in the north - Katerina is singing in green :-).  All spelling mistakes come with a warranty. :-) XX

 

[Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)]

Amazing art and an excellent blog, Cheryl. Hi Bifidus, good to see you and hoping all is well. 'Love all the "dreamy" images!

[Bifidus Jones]

Great blog as always, Cheryl. Honored to be a part of it. Part of the reason why I like collage work is because I live in Minnesota, a state with more than 10,000 lakes and of course, the Mississippi River. One cannot escape water here and for me the past, the present and the future are always concurrently mingled together. Lakes and rivers have many stories, many layers that run simultaneously together, creating as you say, Cheryl, new universes.

[DKeys]

And I can't stop looking at Roberto's piece-the layering is so complex and those circles remind me of Marie's rat data transparencies

[De Villo Sloan]

Erni Baer patiently explained decollage to me. I thought: "I have to use this." The Jimenez piece works so well: "I have to use this."

[Nancy Bell Scott]

All great pieces in a great blog. I too love what you said about the decollage--very well (and lyrically) put.