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3.6\u201dx5.6\u201d; paper collage on vintage postcard; 2020. Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

FROM KOLAJ 33<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Wischnewski’s Artist Portfolio<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Postcards of a lighthouse on the island of Hiddensee in northern Germany made their way into Christian Wischnewski\u2019s creative archive. \u201cAt times I get the feeling that collaging is somewhat of a byproduct of my actual passion and that\u2019s collecting and curating materials,\u201d writes the artist. \u201cFor me this is the most vital and most time-consuming aspect of the process. Way too many times, I ended up browsing eBay for hours in search of thin-dime-obscurities that could be used for art. I want my work to be a stroll through the rich history of paper and print design.\u201d A portfolio of Wischnewski’s work appears in Kolaj<\/em> 33<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To see the complete Artist Portfolio,\u00a0SUBSCRIBE<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0<\/em>Kolaj Magazine\u00a0or\u00a0Get a Copy of the Issue<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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9.1\u201dx7.3\u201d; paper collage on cardboard; 2020. Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Wischnewski activates these pieces of antique ephemera with bold fragments of colored paper. Pinks, oranges, and blues reverberate against the sepia-toned image. Sometimes a pattern appears on the fragment.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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untitled by Christian Wischnewski
4.2″x5.7″; paper collage on vintage postcard; 2020. Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

To see the complete Artist Portfolio,\u00a0SUBSCRIBE<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0<\/em>Kolaj Magazine\u00a0or\u00a0Get a Copy of the Issue<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Wischnewski holds a diploma in communication design from FH M\u00fcnster University of Applied Sciences. The artist grew up on an island in Northeastern Germany, attended university in M\u00fcnster, and now lives in Berlin, where he works as a freelance illustrator. Besides a strong emphasis on collage and assemblage art, his creative range extends from classic and digital drawings to graphic design, hand lettering, animation and game development. Wischnewski was featured in a March 2019 interview on The Weird Show. Learn more about the artist on the Kolaj Magazine Artist Directory<\/a> and at www.wischnik.de<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FROM KOLAJ 33 Christian Wischnewski’s Artist Portfolio Postcards of a lighthouse on the island of Hiddensee in northern Germany made their way into Christian Wischnewski\u2019s creative archive. \u201cAt times I get the feeling that collaging is somewhat of a byproduct…<\/p>\n

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