#ingejacobsen

[drawdownbooks]

Cut That Out: Collage in Contemporary Design / Available at www.draw-down.com / Collage—a term coined by Picasso and Braque at the beginning of the twentieth century—is undergoing a vibrant resurgence, and it's not hard to see why. Destructive yet sustainable, digital and lo-fi, thriving on mass media and a sense of nostalgia—the catchphrases for collage are as contemporary as the bands that are using it on their record sleeves. New Yorker art critic Peter Schjeldahl calls it “The most consequential visual-art form of the twentieth century.” Today, designers combine traditional techniques and methods with digital technology to encompass assemblage, photomontage, mixed-media installation, digital manipulation, and even tapestry and video to create dazzling work for personal projects, clients, and commercial campaigns alike. With fresh and diverse work copiously illustrated throughout, from fifty leading contemporary graphic designers from fifteen different countries (including #Hort #MikePerry #StefanSagmeister #BráulioAmado #JoelEvey #IngeJacobsen #PaulSahre #Yokoland and many others), Cut That Out is a rich seam of inspiration to be mined by students, graphic designers, and art aficionados who wish to explore the creative possibilities of collage in their work, showing how artists take advantage of the freedom inherent in collage to combine various media and methods in the search for something entirely unexpected, original, and wildly new. In brief Q&As, the designers describe their individual techniques and processes, sources of inspiration, and thoughts on the medium. #graphicdesign #typography #collage

[poppygill]

INGE JACOBSEN

When I first found out we would have to take part in workshops for our first assignment I sighed. Embroidery and printing have never been my strong points and never been a source of interest for me, so when I found out I’d physically have to take part in these workshops I thought I may as well do my research and see if I can find any artists or photographers who incorporate embroidery into their work to help inspire my first project. 

I stumbled upon Inge Jacobsen when doing some research about an artist called Robert Montgomery on one of those artist/photographer websites. At first after looking at her website http://www.ingejacobsen.com/ I thought as great as her work is there’s nothing that really gets me in the mood to start stitching across all my photos I've recently taken. However the further I read I came across the project which I’ve inserted some of the pictures from the projected. Inge explains how she knew she would have to stitch over all her pictures of the mainstream magazine vogue so instead what she did was poke holes in the imagery already to stop any tear in the photo’s. It then took her 50 hours to cross stitch depending on the image. All of her creations are handmade. What else crossed my eye as striking from Inge was how she took the mainstream magazine Vogue and turned it into a unique one of a kind piece of work. This has inspired me when it comes to our project everyday moments due to brands and consumerism. I thought this could be a good starting point for my project and over the next week i’m going to start experimenting with different brands and layering different stitches and materials over them to build up a unique image. 

[drawdownbooks]

Cut That Out: Collage in Contemporary Design / Available at www.draw-down.com / Destructive yet sustainable, digital and lo-fi, thriving on mass media and a sense of nostalgia—the catchphrases for collage are as contemporary as the bands that are using it on their record sleeves. New Yorker art critic Peter Schjeldahl calls it “The most consequential visual-art form of the twentieth century.” Today, #designers combine traditional techniques and methods with digital technology to encompass assemblage, photomontage, mixed-media installation, digital manipulation, and even tapestry and video to create dazzling work for personal projects, clients, and commercial campaigns alike. With fresh and diverse work copiously illustrated throughout, from fifty leading contemporary graphic designers from fifteen different countries (including #Hort #MikePerry #StefanSagmeister #BráulioAmado #JoelEvey #IngeJacobsen #PaulSahre #Yokoland and many others), Cut That Out is a rich seam of inspiration to be mined by students, graphic designers, and art aficionados who wish to explore the creative possibilities of collage in their work, showing how artists take advantage of the freedom inherent in collage to combine various media and methods in the search for something entirely unexpected, original, and wildly new. In brief Q&As, the designers describe their individual techniques and processes, sources of inspiration, and thoughts on the medium. #graphicdesign #typography #collage

[lovewatts]

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