{"id":3755,"date":"2020-01-10T15:00:55","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T14:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/?p=3755"},"modified":"2022-01-11T11:49:04","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T10:49:04","slug":"contemporary-collage-artists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/contemporary-collage-artists\/","title":{"rendered":"An Exploration of Collage Through the Works of 8 Contemporary Artists"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The term collage was coined in the early 20th century by Braque and Picasso. But collage as an art form existed long before that. In fact, the first use of collage can be traced back to as early as the invention of paper (circa 200 BC), debunking the theory that something has to be named in order to exist.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”28px”][vc_column_text]As an artistic technique, collage gained popularity in the first decade of the 20th century, championed by the aforementioned cubists. This form of art was the perfect fit for their predominant tendencies toward deconstruction. It represented a low-risk, cheap way of assembling disparate elements without losing the depth of the work itself<\/strong>. Through the use of materials like painted cut-outs, patterned paper and newsprints, the cubists remained true to their ideal of simplicity<\/strong> \u2013 an ideal later rejected by their successors. Devoid of logic and rationality and determined to sever all ties to their predecessors in art, the Dadaists created a fertile landscape in which collage could reach its full potential<\/strong>. When the Surrealists<\/strong> came onto the scene, they took this mature version of collage, filtered it through the subconscious, and then automatized it<\/strong>, creating a peculiar yet quintessentially surrealist paradox.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”28px”][vc_column_text]The digital age brought a lot of diversity in almost every field of art, including collage. The technique truly skyrocketed with the use of computers. There is virtually no limit to what you can assemble using photo editing, drawing, or animation software<\/strong>. Materials and elements you never dreamt of combining are now at your fingertips 24\/7. Imagine a vibrant Indian truck stuck inside a transparent capsule, the latest model of Gucci glasses plastered across its windshield while it basks in the rays of an apocalyptic sun. With the right software, you can create that image in mere minutes. These days, a collage simply knows no bounds<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”28px”][vc_column_text]From the absurd, twisted and macabre, to the polished beauty of fashion models, cut up, and rearranged with exotic flora surrounding them, the use of digital collage is immense<\/strong>. It\u2019s in fashion editorials, on websites, in packaging, poster design, animation, fine arts, etc. In this article, I\u2019m going to take a look at 8 artists I consider the most creative, most inspiring, and most forceful proponents of contemporary collage.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”68px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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