9”x15”; paper collage; 2018. Courtesy of the artist.
FROM KOLAJ 35
Clint Enns Interviews James Schidlowsky
James Schidlowsky is a creative polymath whose diverse output includes photography, collage, electronic circuitry, and computer programming. Schidlowsky is also involved in the experimental music scene and has collaborated with a wide range of Montreal artists. In addition to making art, Schidlowsky is also a mushroom and pinball enthusiast, and has a blog devoted to identifying pinball machines found in movies. Despite working in a wide range of mediums, Schidlowsky often employs a strategy familiar to those who play pinball, namely, a delicate blend of skill and chance operations. He is rigorous and meticulous, but his work often allows space for free association and randomness.
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Image Right: Black Hole Paon by James Schidlowsky (11.25”x8.5”; paper collage; 2018)
Images courtesy of the artist.
One day while hanging out with my friend, multidisciplinary artist Maryse Latulippe, I suggested that we do something creative whilst sitting around talking and listening to music, and we decided to collage. She worked rather quickly, whereas I, even in those early sessions, took it too seriously and would overthink each element.
13”x12”; paper collage (with digital edit); 2017. Courtesy of the artist.
The full article appears in Kolaj 35. From the Scottish Highlands to the shores of Lake Ontario to Mombasa, Kenya, the printed magazine brings the wide-world of collage to your doorstep. To read the full article, SUBSCRIBE to Kolaj Magazine or Get a Copy of the Issue.
James Schidlowsky, who calls himself a “photo-taker, sound-maker, electronics-dabbler, computer programmer”, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Concordia University. He creates experimental music and video and also has a visual art practice. He is self-taught in electronics and has built sound-making devices, sound installations, and light boxes. His blog, pinballspotting (pinballspotting.blogspot.com), presents the “fruits of [his] obsession” with old pinball machines and still images of them in movies. The artist lives and works in Montreal.
Clint Enns is a writer and visual artist living in Tiohtià:ke/Montréal and is head of the Foundation for Found and Recovered Photography [FFRP]. See more of his work at clintenns.tumblr.com.