{"id":3320,"date":"2014-11-01T01:00:37","date_gmt":"2014-11-01T05:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/?p=3320"},"modified":"2014-11-14T15:34:40","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T20:34:40","slug":"book-review-collage-danielle-krysa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/articles\/book-review-collage-danielle-krysa\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Collage… by Danielle Krysa"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Collage: Contemporary Artists Hunt and Gather, Cut and Paste, Mash Up and Transform<\/em>
\nby Danielle Krysa<\/p>\n

“Jealousy to Inspiration”
\nbook review by Benoit Depelteau<\/p>\n

Which artist, upon the discovery of a striking piece of art, has never said: \u2018\u2019Damn, I wish I thought of that?\u2019\u2019 It is precisely the premise under which Vancouver collage artist Danielle Krysa started, in 2009, The Jealous Curator<\/a><\/em>, a blog dedicated to her (heartrending) discoveries in contemporary art. Although, at first, the works she shared often did gave her some doubts regarding her own work, Krysa managed to eventually transform this \u2018\u2019jealousy\u2019\u2019 into inspiration. Since then, her blog gathered an expanded audience, she created a series of workshops and she published Creative Block<\/em>, a book in which 50 artists present their tips to stay inspired.<\/p>\n

\"Collage-cover-web\"For her second book, unlike her blog that covers the whole spectrum of contemporary art and beyond, the author has chosen to address the subject of collage. Of course, according to her trademark, she approached the project in a very personal way and the selection of 30 artists is mostly driven by her own taste. Nevertheless, the choices she made also underscore a strong understanding of current collage, its practices and trends.<\/p>\n

In a world of eye catching images and punch lines, Krysa opted to present artists with a distinctive style and a highly coherent body of work. Moreover, with a desire to assemble an accurate portrait of today\u2019s practice, she made sure that her selections depict the rich panorama of styles present in today\u2019s collage practice.<\/p>\n

Krysa even found a surprising way to represent collaboration, another key aspect of collage culture. She provided an image to all participating artists to be used as a starting point for a new work to be included in the book. It\u2019s fascinating to witness the diverse propositions artists created and how well these pieces blend nicely in their respective work.<\/p>\n

Being reproduced on a full-page scale in each artist\u2019s opening spread, these images have a strong presence and allow the reader to contemplate every tiny detail and texture. But, in a few specific cases, the comparison with other collages, presented much smaller, might give the impression that more larger images would have helped to fully appreciate the artist\u2019s work.<\/p>\n

Collage<\/em> nicely documents the medium\u2019s diversity and creativity. It is a relevant portrait as well as a vibrant homage to recent collage practice.<\/p>\n

This review appeared in Issue Ten<\/a> of Kolaj Magazine<\/em>. PURCHASE ISSUE TEN<\/a> or SUBSCRIBE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Collage: Contemporary Artists Hunt and Gather, Cut and Paste, Mash Up and Transform<\/em>
\nby Danielle Krysa
\n7.32\u201dx9.27\u201d, 176 pages, $33.95 CAD
\nISBN: 9781452124803
\nRaincoast Books, Vancouver, British Columbia
\n2014<\/p>\n

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Collage: Contemporary Artists Hunt and Gather, Cut and Paste, Mash Up and Transform by Danielle Krysa “Jealousy to Inspiration” book review by Benoit Depelteau Which artist, upon the discovery of a striking piece of art, has never said: \u2018\u2019Damn, I…<\/p>\n

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