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8
Sep

The Collage Art of Salvador Dali

   Posted by: Kenneth Rougeau    in Art, Artists, Collage, Mixed Media, art history, painting

The First Days of Spring (1929 - oil & collage on panel)

The First Days of Spring (1929 - oil & collage on panel)

Surrealist Salvador Dali is no doubt one of the most influential painters of the 20th century and is most well known for his work with oil on canvas including his paintings The Persistence of Memory and his much acclaimed Hallucinogenic Toreador, but Dali also employed the use of collage methods on numerous occasions to great effect. Here are a few examples of his work which incorporate collage elements. (For more by Salvador Dali, don’t miss Dali’s Adventures In Wonderland at Uncommon Nonsense)

The Ant (1929 - gouache, ink & collage)

The Ants (1929 - gouache, ink & collage)

Bird (1928 - oil, sand & gravel collage on panel)

Bird (1928 - oil, sand & gravel collage on panel)

The Rotting Donkey (1928 - oil, sand & gravel collage on panel)

The Rotting Donkey (1928 - oil, sand & gravel collage on panel)

Self-Portrait with LHumanite (1923 - oil, gouache & collage on cardboard)

Self-Portrait with L'Humanite (1923 - oil, gouache & collage on cardboard)

Pierrot and Guitar (1924 - oil & collage on cardboard)

Pierrot and Guitar (1924 - oil & collage on cardboard)

The Whole Dali in a Face (1975 - collage on postcard)

The Whole Dali in a Face (1975 - collage on postcard)

 For more information, visit Wikipedia
For more artwork, visit Olga’s Gallery
Don’t miss: Dali’s Adventures In Wonderland

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11
Jun

Troubles: The Art of Phoebe Marie

   Posted by: Kenneth Rougeau    in Art, Artists, Collage, Mixed Media, Paper Crafts

Phoebe Marie:
Troubles

Troubles by Phoebe Marie (http://www.kindalikeanartist.com)

“Like Paul Westerberg sang it, I’m “kinda like an artist.” but when I think about what a true artist is to me, I think of my Grandpa Joe. He was an artist and I basically grew up in his studio, sitting next to him at this gorgeous hardwood drafting table that was covered in ink splotches. He always had these holes in the elbows of his sweaters from where he leaned on the desk while he was working. Everything he made was meticulous and beautiful, but he almost never signed anything. He just had this stamp with his initials, JPW, and the latin phrase “plus pulchritudinis invenire,” which translates loosely to “more beauty to discover”. I always loved that – not just the phrase, but that he didn’t feel the need to sign shit. No ego. No pretense. He just made stuff. Discovered beauty.” – Phoebe Marie

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Is That You? by Phoebe Marie (http://www.kindalikeanartist.com)

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11
Jun

Mr. Answers: The Art of Matt Duffin

   Posted by: Kenneth Rougeau    in Art, Artists, painting, techniques

Matt Duffin:
Mr. Answers

Mr. Answers by Matt Duffin (http://mattduffin.com)

Asked about his work featured on his website, Matt Duffin explains, “The content’s a bit revealing; all of the work centers around issues that keep me awake at night. Some of the paintings reflect present fears. Others revive fears of bygone days. What they all have in common is that at some point in the wee morning hours they have wreaked havoc on my sleep. The show is aptly titled “Nightshift.” More than anything, the work is an attempt to purge those fears from my psyche once and for all. Well, not really. It’s more a reluctant resignation that we’re together forever (my fears and I) and that I should therefore put them to productive use. My strategy has been to infuse them with a touch of black humor and turn them into works of art (literally). It just so happened that I’m about to send them off to New York during one of the biggest financial crises since the Great Depression. Seems fitting.”

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Bird Brain by Matt Duffin (http://mattduffin.com)

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