The original work, a collage on paper, is an award-winning work of art during a collage exhibition in France, 2019.A girl is having fun with her skipping rope on a hot summer day, in a summer landscape full of poppies. A retro image of a child playing. Something that used to be very common, but is rarely seen now.
I use photos, paper, acrylic paint, pastels, charcoal, ink and pencil in my works.
I like the look of weathered walls covered in peeling paint and old posters. It is a source of inspiration for my artworks. My paintings explore the dissonance between old materials and new materials, woven in the most beautiful way that dreamy and melancholic images can create.
Original work, collage on paper.
Used materials:
paper, photo, acrylic, glue, varnish
I remembered that as a young girl I so much liked to cut images from magazines to paste them into school agendas, scrapbooks and even on my bedroom door. Add to this the fascination I always had for walls filled with old posters, flaking paint, scrappy billboards.. Read more…