Artist Portfolio: Collage N
Berlin, Germany
An active participant in the Collagista Festivals, Collage N, aka Denis Schaefer, delivers a steady stream of thoughtful cut-and-paste collages. His translation of architecture into geometric fragments often results in dense collages. The landscapes presented are utopian, thick pastiches of humanity illustrated by the buildings we live and work in.
A portfolio of Collage N’s work appears in Kolaj #18. To see this portfolio and others from the issue, SUBSCRIBE to Kolaj Magazine or Get a Copy of the Issue.
Collage N writes, “I was born in Germany in 1973 as the second son of my parents. I am a self-taught collage artist. I live and work in Berlin. I want to tell stories. The use of old illustrations from magazines and homemade photographs helps me to express myself. I also like paper as a material: it is silent, does not smell and it can be edited in a variety of ways, including tearing, cutting, and folding. It is just wonderful. It is like a universe, as I have lots of time for experimentation and can try many new things.”
Faltage 33 appears on the back cover of Kolaj #18.
A portfolio of Collage N’s work appears in Kolaj #18. To see this portfolio and others from the issue, SUBSCRIBE to Kolaj Magazine or Get a Copy of the Issue.
Images:
(top)
Stadt 67
from the series “Farbe und Linie zur Fläche”
by Collage N
11″x15″
paper collage
2015
(centre)
Stadt 118
by Collage N
11.7″x8.3″
paper collage
2014