I saw a photo of Cathy Rigby in the 1972 Olympics in Life Magazine and knew I just had to made something from this image. I saw it as a triptych. I just happen to love old Life Magazines. I respectfully save a few the rest ... I cut them up with abandon.
My other partners in this collage are a children's craft book from the 60s and a Wired magazine from the 80s. I never use online or scanned images, I always rip the right from the books and magazines in my collection. For me its the only way to be authentic, one of a kind. I destroy them but give them new life. Kind of like zombies! I like using media from different decades in the same collage because the color palettes and graphics are so diverse.
The 70s
meet the 80s
and the 60s.
Pretty! Just reading about your magazines makes me wanna jump into cut& paste mood right now!
ReplyDeleteI'll send/swap you some if you want. I have an idea of what you might like after enjoying your collage project on your blog last year. It really inspired me.
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