30 × 30 cm

2021

original analogue collage

unframed

These analogue collages were made from vintage book plates, postcards and fan annuals in 2021, and feature doubled and repeated elements sliced into stripes.

I enjoy this method of mixing images so that you read several images simultaneously. This series draws on imagery from antiquity. Ancient goddesses and monstrous females, the sculpted body, vintage Vogue and monochromatic Hollywood glamour. Throughout these collages ambiguity, duality and female depiction are explored.

Sympathy For The Devil I and II are pieces are based on Medusa, the much misunderstood mythic monster, beheaded by Perseus. Medusa was adopted by feminist writers as a symbol because of her widely misunderstood status as a monstrous woman. Medusa is a largely blameless victim of circumstance, pursued, attacked and vilified. Eventually beheaded by a feckless youth with borrowed power.

All original artwork is despatched from the studio wrapped in eco-friendly packaging via Royal Mail unless otherwise specified.

Collage and printed works are not framed unless otherwise specified, ( shown framed illustration only).