Collage Mystic

Welcome to the mystical world of collage, where you will be transported to worlds that no one has ever been to before.

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This is the work of Sarah Eisenlohr who creates surreal collages that transport us to a bizarre world that we could almost believe is real.  

Here are a few questions that I asked her - 

Describe your work in three words 

mountains, spirituality, surreal

Where do you find the content for your collages? 

Vintage magazines

What inspires you? 

Mountain ranges, the Bible, floral imagery, current events in my life

What are you favourite subjects to create collages of? 

Lately, I've been inspired by flowers and plant life, but in general I like to work with landscapes.

What do you like about collage compared to working with other mediums? 

Collage involves searching for the material, sorting through it, and pairing complimentary images together. I graduated with a BFA in painting and have found that it takes a lot of dedication and patience to work with oil paint and understand its process. I originally intended to create a series of paintings for my Senior show but I ended up working with collage because I loved the tactility of holding images rather than painting them and also discovering new ways in which the images can be used and work in harmony together.

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This is the work of the brilliant Anthony Zinonos who creates exciting and vividly eye catching collages that play with our imaginations.

Here are a few questions that I asked him - 

Describe your work in three words

Minimal, colourful, mine

Where do you find the content for your collages?

The majority of it comes from carboot sales and charity shops, occasionally i'll stumble across stuff on ebay or people will be having a clear out and know i'm always after old magazines or books.

What inspires you?

Films, books, traveling, the materials I use, walking the dogs, just living life really.... there is so much amazing stuff around us you just have to slow down and take the time to look.

What do you like about collage compared to working with other mediums?

I really enjoy the hunt of finding new material also the control of manipulating and altering someone elses images to create something new and different. Paper is a very delicate medium, simple cuts and tears can give an image a whole new meaning. I love the whole process; the smell of ink and old paper, going cross eyed while trying to cut something small and intricate out, getting glue on your fingers and finding little scraps of paper stuck to your elbow, it makes me happy....

If you could collaborate with anyone who would it be?

Some shit hot animator who'd be willing to work with me on a collage animation and put up with my stupid questions, someone who can get these visions out of my head and make them a reality.

To see more of Anthony’s work be sure to check out his website at http://www.anthonyzinonos.com

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Here's the work of Kaya Fehmi. He is primarily a photographer, but has created this series of collages using vintage postcards that were found in a charity shop. Kaya brings together the individual images to create entirely new landscapes.

To see more of Kaya's work, check out his blog at kayafehmi.tumblr.com.

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Meet Marina Molares, she creates fantastical collages to transport the viewer to another world using a variety of media which often feature animals or/and space. Here is a short interview with her-

Describe your work in three words If we're talking about my collage specifically I would say Surreal, fun and symbolic.

Where do you find the content for your collages? Some of them online, some other in magazines or old books.

You often use animals in your work, why is this? I like myths and the hybrids between human and animal. Human beings are just another species, but we're animals too. I like to portray the animal in us.

What do you like about collage compared to working with other mediums? It's fun to play with found images and create new meanings to them. 

To see more of Marina's work be sure to check out her website at www.marinamolares.com.

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To kick off collage mystic, here is the work of Piotr Ostrowski. Using national geographic magazines dating back from the 1970s, Piotr creates alternative realities often juxtaposing normal activity with vibrant or extraordinary scenes.

To see more of Piotr's work be sure to check him out on instagram at dimension_alley.