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

[De Villo Sloan]

I second DK! Seeing new work by Bifidus is thrilling as well as reassuring. He was getting to be "out there somewhere." I hope we see more.

[cheryl penn]

in IN!!!!! Spell chick still not home. Never planning on coming back either I don't think :-(.

[cheryl penn]

Thank you Peter - I'm i full agreement there.  De Villo - thank you -  ya, that 'I' story - we've all gone there MANY times before - I think Bifidus just went with cyclops ... :-)))! Vittore's piece seems like a frozen moment? Like the edge of the world somehow. Ok Roberto - yip, I missed that one :-))! X

[DKeys]

Love these all and it's great to see work from Bifidus appearing again!

[PIRO]

amoui  = iuoma

[De Villo Sloan]

Cheryl, you have one good "I" left at least. This is a great selection!

 

The Vittore Baroni piece is compelling to me also. I'm not surprised it brought dream memories to the surface; the work seems to have this eerie recognition factor - the feeling that one has been there or saw it but impossible to place. Excellent point about decollage and haptics and a nod to that form as a possibility. And I'm always thrilled to see new work by Roberto.

 

Wonderful blog!

[Peter Goudaman]

Fantastic ! All of them.