Montreal-based artist Jean-François Poisson says, “I do scrapbooking for punks.” He likes “to cut and paste family photos bought on Ebay.” His work has appeared on book and magazine covers.
An Artist Portfolio about Jean-François Poisson appeared in Issue Ten of Kolaj. Kolaj associate editor Ariane Fairlie had this to say about Poisson’s work:
In pieces such as Hong Kong Roberval…, the paint seems to maintain the shape of the original image. It acts like a replacement piece of the puzzle, like the hair of the women, or neck and part-face of the man. It’s not invented for convenience; it serves as the link to create continuity between the collage and its support.
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Image:
Hong Kong Roberval
by Jean-François Poisson
11″x8.5″
acrylic, paper, masking tape
2013
Courtesy of the artist