Collage: The Art of Surprise
Art is the relationship of things in a space. I am attracted to a variety of images, both consciously and subconsciously, for lots of different reasons. Through free association amidst a carefully selected and limited library of source material, I stumble upon surprising relationships and juxtapositions which may mean something or nothing, but always satisfy my craving for amusement. Collage is the art of surprise
Click any thumbnail image in the grid to enter the virtual museum, or enter through any of the themed "rooms" listed below.
All collages are constructed of commercially printed paper predating the bicentenial of the United States of America, the Atari 2600, compact discs, and, yes, the world wide web. These are made of paper from the age of print. Paper from the machine age. Lots of us didn't live in the machine age. Some of us did. Are you one of the machine people? Or are you one of the digital people? Anybody remember Digital Derby[1]? Not too digital.
Follow these links to "rooms" in the gallery
exhibiting thematically related collages.
The Land of Misfit Art 1998-current
Travels 1998
The Virile Reverie 1999-2001
Box this. 2002-2004
Agrelations 2002-current
thought bubbles 2003-2008
X-ACTOMUNDO 2007
12 x 12 2009
Underneath the Driftless Moon 2009
NEW! Childcraft 2010
These are the epic tales,
like those album-side songs
from the hey-day of prog rock.
Complete with liner notes.
Living the Valley 2007