Marc Alain
 22″x30″; cut-and-pasted book, magazine, and giclée paper, on paper; 2024 Marc Alain STATEMENT My colorful, multi-layered cut-and-paste collages explore life’s complexities and our relationship with nature, creating surreal narratives by combining fragments from vintage magazines and printed materials. Through careful layering and arrangement, these historical elements take on new meanings as I select images from the past, transform them in the present, and craft scenes that suggest possible futures where reality and imagination merge. At the heart of my work lies a deep fascination with existence’s fleeting nature and our lasting impact, depicted through fragmented silhouettes that represent the universality of human experience. While addressing themes like environmental degradation and loss of innocence, I celebrate nature’s beauty and resilience through vibrant colors and humor, inviting viewers to engage deeply with these intricate scenes that serve as portals questioning what lies beyond our present reality. BIO Marc Alain, a visual artist based in New Jersey, USA. Alain has been an artist-in-residence at the Monson Arts in Maine and the Peters Valley in New Jersey. Alain is a recipient of The New Jersey Art and Culture Renewal Fund Grant. A number of venues, including Wassaic Projects and Chashama, have exhibited Alain’s collages in New York City and the surrounding area. ARTIST CONTACT IMAGES  23.5″x16″; cut-and-pasted book, magazine, holographic and giclée paper on paper; 2022  22″ x 30″; cut-and-pasted book, magazine, holographic and giclée paper, crystals on board; 2023  19.5″x15″; cut-and-pasted book, magazine, giclée paper, and crystals on board; 2024  20″x15″; cut-and-pasted book, magazine, and giclée paper, on board; 2024 |