Old Pieces of Paper

 

 

What do they have in common:

old photographs, maps, stamps, charts, postcards,

newspaper clippings, magazine pages, sheet music-

all acquired from second hand shops and antique fairs ?

 

They all are types of vintage paper,

which are rich material source for the art pieces

created by famed British collagist-

Peter Clark.

 

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(image from rhgallery.co.uk):

Collage artist, Peter Clark

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Greatly admired by fashion designer, Sir Paul Smith-

Mr. Clark creates three dimensional, sculptural works of

fun, colour and whimsy.

Known for his imaginative dog collages,

Mr. Clark also constructs fanciful fashion paper pieces.

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(image from smeagoldandnash.com):

King Charles Cavalier Spaniel

paper collage by Peter Clark

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(image from mymodernmet.com):

Dachshund

paper collage by Peter Clark

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(image from peterclarkcollage.com):

Biker jacket

paper collage by Peter Clark

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The Paper Trail

 

A twentieth century artistic expression,

the collage movement started in 1912.

It was an art innovation of Cubists Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque.

Collage art began as a reaction against the established salon art.

It was a modern interpretive of identifiable objects,

constructed from bits and pieces of paper-types  and card.

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Paper, String, Card

(image from uchicago.edu):

Still Life With Chair Caning ,  1912

by Pablo Picasso

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(image from moma.org):

Guitar Collage ,  1913

by Pablo Picasso

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(image from utoronto.ca):

Still Life On A Chair ,  1914

by Georges Braque

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Bouteille et Instruments de Musique , 1918

(Bottle and Musical Instruments)

by Georges Braque

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A form of abstract art:

subject as representational rather than realistic-

collage pieces are composed from

cardboard, paper, newspaper clippings, magazine leaves

and other forms of ephemera.

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In using  paper with text, such as newspaper, magazines, postcards-

there is an added element of communication and connectivity

between artist and viewer.

Collage art can then be of visual interest and on close examination-

an informative of historical and/or current news..

 

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The works by Patrick Clark are executed in the tradition of collage art.

Like the masters before him:  Picasso and Braque-

Mr. Clark also uses newspaper cutouts, card and paper.

In addition, he constructs with colourful and textural  papers:

postage stamps, maps, sheet music, postcards –

which adds vibrancy and depth to creating readily recognisable images.

 

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 Paper Fashion

by collagist, Peter Clark

(image from social register.co.uk):

“Love Graphic Line Dress”

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Map / grid jacket

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(image from rebeccahossack.com):

“Coat of Many Spots”

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“Stripes R A Must”

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“Saks Dress”

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(image from popglass.com):

Tu Tu dress

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(image from bathbusiness.net):

“White Collar Worker”

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(image from rhgallery.co.uk):

Cowboy boots with spurs

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For further information on Peter Clark and his collage art series, visit:

http://www.peterclarkcollage.com

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