{"id":7715,"date":"2019-01-13T20:17:53","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T01:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/?p=7715"},"modified":"2019-01-08T20:20:21","modified_gmt":"2019-01-09T01:20:21","slug":"make-it-weird-make-it-uncomfortable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/articles\/make-it-weird-make-it-uncomfortable\/","title":{"rendered":"Make It Weird, Make It Uncomfortable"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nFROM KOLAJ #24<\/p>\n

Samuel Eller
\nBelo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil<\/h2>\n

Sam Eller\u2019s conceptually loaded, digital collage series, \u201cPeople who very little have lost their minds\u201d, provides an excellent opportunity to explore and enjoy graphic design relieved of its burden to communicate specific information or sell you a product. A portfolio of his work appears in Kolaj<\/em> #24.<\/p>\n

This Artist Portfolio appeared in <\/em>Kolaj #24. To see the entire issue, SUBSCRIBE<\/a> to <\/em>Kolaj Magazine or Get a Copy of the Issue<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Make it weird; make it uncomfortable; and there lies art\u2019s ability to share with the viewer its mystical power.<\/em><\/h2>\n

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\nSamuel Eller holds a Master\u2019s degree in Contemporary Cultural Studies. He is a designer and a professor who teaches courses in design, fashion design and advertising, and propaganda at Universidade FUMEC in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He is the editor of the magazine, Tra\u00e7a de Collagem Contempor\u00e2nea<\/em>. His scholarly work investigated the strange and uncanny in design, the uncanny of Freud, Shkolvski\u2019s concept of strangeness, and Didi-Huberman\u2019s \u201csplitting to see\u201d. His current work includes visual poetry and process poetry, contemporary collage, and experimental design. He lives in S\u00e3o Jos\u00e9 da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Visit him on Instagram<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n

This Artist Portfolio appeared in <\/em>Kolaj #24. To see the entire issue, SUBSCRIBE<\/a> to <\/em>Kolaj Magazine or Get a Copy of the Issue<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Images:<\/strong>
\ndigital collages by Samuel Eller
\n(each 11.8″x8.7″; 2017)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FROM KOLAJ #24 Samuel Eller Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil Sam Eller\u2019s conceptually loaded, digital collage series, \u201cPeople who very little have lost their minds\u201d, provides an excellent opportunity to explore and enjoy graphic design relieved of its burden to…<\/p>\n

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