Francesco Marzetti

Italian artist Francesco Marzetti is one of those wonderful people who sees things where they are not supposed to be, an assembler and mischief maker, with infectious creativity.

Michael Mapes

These works fragment the familiar to abstraction and yet leave just enough information for our minds eye to recognize and fill the gaps, in the same way that we can recognize words and text when half the letters are removed or mixed around.  
Michael Mapes uses very familiar dutch masterpieces to base his fragmented collaged works on and recreates a kaleidoscopic interpretation using fragments of photographic prints, sequins, fake nails, costume jewelry, insect pins, gelatin capsules and glass vials amongst other things. Gathering and arranging evidence to prompt us into putting it together like detectives.

"They're fairly tedious to create," he says, "so I try to bring a painter-like approach to working on them. Making changes that involve so many individual elements can be challenging, if not punishing, but my interest lies in discovering the composition of the work while making it." Michael Mapes

Ilija Bašičević Bosilj III

Ilija Bašičević Bosilj's wonderful little assembled carved birds complimenting his extensive paintings of birds which you can see in previous posts. 

Grazyna and Thomas Przysucha II

More magical assemblages of scrap and drift wood by Grazyna and Thomas Przysucha 'Popielnik' of Poland.

Jordi Estivill II

A singing guitar from Jordi Estivill, it is interesting how busy your eyes are when they first encounter Jordi's works as they scurry across the busy surface trying to make sense of the cacophony of texture, objects and imagery.

Jordi Estivill I

These illustrations are from a book by Angels Navarro illustrated by Jordi Estivill. Jordi Estivill is from Barcelona where he studied sculpture and theatre arts. His work is assemblages of found objects wood and cardboard gleaned from flea markets arranged and painted, they are lively and fun.

Pep Carrio III

My final collection of Pep Carrio's works today full of colour and sun like today.

Felicitas Horstschafer

If yesterday illustrator, Nuria Oltra, had me diving into the tool box for inspiration today Felicitas Horstschafer has me running for my haberdashery. These illustrations are from her Bert's Bone picture book. 

Nuria Oltra

Assemblage illustrations by Nuria Oltra. I love the humour and surprise that you get with assemblage illustrations. These fine pen and hardware assemblages by Nuria Oltra make me want to disappear to the shed. 

La Wilson II

 

 

La Wilson is an assemblage artist who creates 'stories' by juxtaposing items gathered from flea markets and collections of all sorts of objects without judgement "if something appeals to me I get it". 
"I don't have anything in my head that I want them to say . . . so its entirely what happens when they get together, that makes the story. So the story is brand new to me just as much as it is to you when you look at the work." 
I think it is this surprise of creation is what makes La Wilson's works so appealing and fun, and has obviously given her great pleasure during her career.
"this thing appeals to me it makes my heart beat faster" La Wilson

La Wilson

Tupera Tupera V

 

 

 

Wonderful projects/ activities for children. Tupera Tupera hold lots of wonderful creative workshops for children, I love those horses.

Tupera Tupera IV

 

 

Painted wooden wall hangings from Tupera Tupera.

Tupera Tupera III

 

Bottle assemblage illustrations from Tupera Tupera for a series of Museum pamphlets 2010, fantastic!