{"id":4225,"date":"2015-10-28T01:39:02","date_gmt":"2015-10-28T05:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/?p=4225"},"modified":"2015-10-25T18:55:04","modified_gmt":"2015-10-25T22:55:04","slug":"mister-koppa-at-1900-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/collage-exhibitions\/mister-koppa-at-1900-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Mister Koppa at 1900 Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"mister-koppa-new-england-pot-luck-supper\"<\/p>\n

“Mister Koppa: Collage & Book Arts”
\n2 October-30 November 2015<\/h2>\n

\u201cCollage is the medium for cheapskates and dumpster divers. We\u2019re thrifty. We don\u2019t need any new stuff. We\u2019re reusers and recyclers. We are the alchemists. We turn lemons into lemonade,\u201d Mister Koppa<\/a> says. With a limited library of material, he states his mission as an artist is to clean house and organize whatever collage material he has accumulated in his 46 years on the planet. His goal: Turn it all into art. \u201cI want it all gone before I\u2019m done. I want to die with nothing,\u201d he claims.<\/p>\n

Koppa has recently enjoyed collaborating with other collage artists he met through Facebook (though he has since deactivated his account). As the proprietor of The Heavy Duty Press<\/a>, he has published a few books within the last two years documenting his adventures. Thawt<\/em>, a 212-page, limited edition hardcover, is the story of an international collaboration that began with a whim on a 0\u00b0 mid-February day, and wrapped up 60 days later with contributions from eleven other artists around the world. Monster Trust<\/em> is a 40-page, pamphlet-stitched limited edition, showcasing 3-way collaborative efforts between Koppa, Zach Collins (We Said Hello and Shook Hands<\/em>), and eight other North American collagists (reviewed in Kolaj #12<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Mister Mike Koppa is a self-employed stonecutter, responsible for adding roughly 750 death dates annually to cemetery stones throughout the driftless region of southwestern Wisconsin. While his occupation is rarely referenced directly in his artwork, his acute awareness of the passing of time, human mortality, and the abundance of plastic flowers in the world has had an unmistakable influence on his approach to art.<\/p>\n

(text adapted from the gallery’s press materials)<\/p>\n

\n

INFORMATION<\/h3>\n

1900 Park Creative Space<\/strong>
\n1900 Park Avenue
\nSt. Louis, Missouri 63104 USA
\n(314) 520-1211<\/p>\n

Hours:
\nTuesdays & Thursdays, 10AM-4PM
\nand by appointment<\/p>\n

MAP<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0WEBSITE<\/a>\u00a0| FACEBOOK<\/a><\/p>\n

Image:<\/strong>
\nc219 New England Potluck Supper<\/em> from the “Organizing a Mess” Series
\nby Mister Koppa
\n14″x11″
\ncommercially printed paper and bookbinding thread
\n2014
\nCourtesy of the artist<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Mister Koppa: Collage & Book Arts” 2 October-30 November 2015 \u201cCollage is the medium for cheapskates and dumpster divers. We\u2019re thrifty. We don\u2019t need any new stuff. We\u2019re reusers and recyclers. We are the alchemists. We turn lemons into lemonade,\u201d…<\/p>\n

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