Continuing on my new collage series, I decided to create a self portrait. With nothing but time – thanks broken leg – I decided to tackle a large-scale, three-by-four-foot format. Here it is, a portrait of the artist as a not so young man – comprised of the printed page, clippings from @TheNewYorkPost – which one day in the near future will no longer be in print, but rather illuminated on a digital screen.
For a sense of scale, yours truly looking aloof next to my creation. After the jump, the process behind this piece.
Starting out with a quick, crude painting sketch.
Headlines from The Post, creating a puzzle of images around the initial outlines. I am amazed at the news material we have become desensitized to; Divorce, Rape, Terrorism, Murder, Racism – all with our morning coffee.
A round of light blue, creating the 3-D glasses effect.
A near fully collaged surface, headlines intermingling.
Splashing colors around the canvas with even distribution.
Working on color cycles; primary red, yellow, blue; secondary purple, orange, green.
Defining the boundaries with a variety of saturation in the colors.
The final, a self portrait collage to start out the New Year.
Damn Geena. Nice work!
this guy is good, i like his work
I think this is my favorite so far. Can’t wait till the 20th…
@Paul: It’s like leaving candy around me, it’s not gonna be alright, I’m gonna ch-ch-chomp it up!
@Ari: Right back at you.
@Adva: Awesome, likewise – looking forward to seeing you as well!
Jason I love this one…I think my favorite to date. your going to blow up in 2010 my dude.
Nice work. Love it!
@Oleg: Thank you my man, I am looking to blow up in one piece this year, without question.
@Creative Ideas: Thank you!
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Hi, just love what you’ve done here/ Thanks for sharing it. We run crafts clubs with kids and I would love to share your images with them to show them how to turn a sample line art and loads of newspapers into an awesome piece of art. I would of course give you full credit for the images. Please can you let me know if that’s ok with you?
Many thanks
Sarah Cressall
Hi Sarah, thank you for the note… of course, I’ll send you an additional email with some information.