Detail of a Tiffany ceiling mosaic. Duotone digital photograph © 2014 Liz Ruest
Tag: abstract
Collage: From Concept to Reality
When I started pasting paper in sketchbooks almost a year ago, my collage project, while real enough, was more of a conceptual exercise. Could I even do this for a full year, I wondered? Now that many of the compositions have been scanned, and some released from their bindings, conceptual doesn’t apply any more. Presenting the collages…
Collage #324
Regal colors, monoprinted elements, and a grid format as a base layer for larger work. Paper collage © 2014 Liz Ruest
Collage #340
Maps as color blocks. Paper collage © 2014 Liz Ruest
Collage #263
Handmade paper for some great edging. Paper collage © 2014 Liz Ruest
Collage #108
Stripes, patterns, music and an overlay of chalk form a base for further work. Paper collage © 2014 Liz Ruest
Collage #300
Minimal texture offsets the bright swath of red across the horizon line. Paper collage © 2014 Liz Ruest
Collage #192
Khaki greens and soft reds. Paper collage © 2014 Liz Ruest