I finally brought my magazines to school to collage during my off periods. It was an interesting and frustrating experience. I didn't finish anything, but I almost got through a small one. I learned that I need to work more on the aesthetic than the content, because at the moment my content has been pretty consistent. It's a combination of feminine, hurt, angry, inspirational, and eye catching. I started collaging because it was a way to express myself that didn't involve drawing (which always ends in me being insanely frustrated.) But then I discovered why I really like collaging.
Mini artist statement on collaging: I really like the idea of beautifying the world. I think the world has so much potential but I feel that people are tainting it. Thus I like being able to take other people's work and make it into something that feels more artistic and personal. Additionally, some of my issues lie in society. All of my cutouts come from magazines, magazines that are often filled with infuriating ads, pictures, and articles. I love being able to reconstruct some negative cutouts in my work.
^ One I made while away.
that's really awesome. and it's really good that you wrote an artist statement for it.
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