About the Book
MAKING SENSE OF CHAOS
On the heels of Dada, Surrealists adopted and adapted collaging and cut-and-paste techniques. Much like their “automatic” approach to painting, these artists relied on the subconscious to produce one-of-a-kind assemblages made of photographs, illustrations, colored paper, and paint. Working in a similar method, I started with a series of photographs and thousands of magazine pieces, loosely combining images in an effort to organize the randomness into some kind of order. The results are a series of collages combining photographs and magazine clipping assembled together to create new meaning.
When completed the collages lent themselves to a narrative. I invited friend and writer Nicole Evans to create haikus for each image. This book is the resulting collaboration.
On the heels of Dada, Surrealists adopted and adapted collaging and cut-and-paste techniques. Much like their “automatic” approach to painting, these artists relied on the subconscious to produce one-of-a-kind assemblages made of photographs, illustrations, colored paper, and paint. Working in a similar method, I started with a series of photographs and thousands of magazine pieces, loosely combining images in an effort to organize the randomness into some kind of order. The results are a series of collages combining photographs and magazine clipping assembled together to create new meaning.
When completed the collages lent themselves to a narrative. I invited friend and writer Nicole Evans to create haikus for each image. This book is the resulting collaboration.
Features & Details
- Primary Category: Arts & Photography Books
- Additional Categories Poetry
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Project Option: Standard Landscape, 10×8 in, 25×20 cm
# of Pages: 44 - Publish Date: Dec 09, 2024
- Language English
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About the Creator
Terry Havlis Drahos, Art Practice
East LaHave, Nova Scotia
