Collage Making & Thinking

1. (pg. 17) “When the work (collage) is complete, a map of hunches exists and, due entirely to the act of making the soul is temporarily exorcised of what appeared to be coagulating within.”  Does collaging reveal hidden truths and backgrounds of the artist?  “He knows that there is something within the soul that longs to come forward, so he engages in collage making to advance it”

2. (pg. 18) “If the collage is described as the placement of a fragment next to a similar fragment and then the two are spliced together in such a way that the net result is greater than the sum of the parts, one might wonder how this differs from any other artistic activity.”  Who is the net result for, the observer or the artist?

3. What are other forms of collaging to generate inner ideas and thoughts? “It is necessary for an artist to use raw material that is directly associated with the age in which he lives in.” (pg. 18)

4. (pg. 21) “The process of placement of two unlikely objects next to each other causes a pain equal to the sigh of relief released by their new found proximity.”  Does collaging create positive or negative scrutiny?

5. Is Post-Digital rendering an ineffective way of representation?  “Once the fragments find their rightful places the collage can appear to be so correct that it becomes bland. It has lost its spirit, since all the tensions are pushing and pulling with equal forces.”