{"id":1226,"date":"2012-12-20T01:42:39","date_gmt":"2012-12-20T06:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/?p=1226"},"modified":"2013-03-29T09:55:26","modified_gmt":"2013-03-29T13:55:26","slug":"kieran-sperring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/articles\/kieran-sperring\/","title":{"rendered":"Kieran Sperring"},"content":{"rendered":"

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SHROPSHIRE, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM<\/p>\n

Kieran Sperring lives in a small town in England and he has a distinct and bold aesthetic.<\/p>\n

Sperring’s portfolio appears in\u00a0Issue Two<\/a>\u00a0where Ariane Fairlie writes,<\/p>\n

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His use of geometric shapes is essential to his pieces, creating a powerful delivery and exciting action within each one. He frequently uses colourful flowers and nature as an indication of beauty in juxtaposition with a more highly aestheticized and sterile greyscale image. Most of his images are from the 1950s and 60s, and he uses a traditional cut and paste method. The result is a surreal examination of a constructed world wherein hides an underlying beauty revealed in strange and unexpected ways.<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n

To read more about Kieran Sperring,\u00a0purchase\u00a0Issue Two<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0SUBSCRIBE<\/a>\u00a0to never miss an issue.<\/p>\n

See more of Kieran’s work at\u00a0cargocollective.com\/kieransperring\/<\/a>\u00a0and at his Kolaj Magazine Artist Directory page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Image<\/strong>:
\nPublic Transport<\/em>
\nby Kieran Sperring
\n3.2\u2033x5.5″
\nvintage images
\n2012<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SHROPSHIRE, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM Kieran Sperring lives in a small town in England and he has a distinct and bold aesthetic. Sperring’s portfolio appears in\u00a0Issue Two\u00a0where Ariane Fairlie writes, His use of geometric shapes is essential to his pieces, creating…<\/p>\n

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