Gycouture says she hates feeling like she is doing the same collage over and over, but I think there is something to be said for style here. It's a good thing to have varied pieces, but I think she has a strong style here with her bold, chaotic collages that all have similar elements of shape and colour.
Name (Real or Screename): gycouture, Guylaine Couture
URL (Blog, Website): http://www.gycouture.blogspot.com/
Location (Where are you from?): Montreal, Canada
Q: Describe your work in 10 words or less.
A: Improvisation, flow, play, paper, typography, book, fast, composition.
Q: What do you like to work with (magazines, photographs, vintage)? Be specific!
A: Not so much vintage (old books sometimes) but everything you can put in your recycling bin: magazines, brochures, letters, photocopies, catalogue, etc.
One thing I do now is to change my "collage stuff" more often. Because if I don’t, I have the impression I'm always doing the same collage. This is one of the aspects in the 6x6 project that is really interesting: working with stuff from somebody else.
Q: How long have you been creating collages and what made you start?
A: I've been doing collage for more than 20 years now. As a teenager, I started because it was a great way to create strong images. I find that drawing sometimes takes too long so collage was fast and very intuitive for me. I still do it for the same reason, but I put more painting and gestural in it now.
Q: Are you solely an artist, or do you work in another profession?
A: I’m a graphic designer and a teacher. It is very recent that I call myself an artist. But I've done art pieces since I was very young, so...
Q: Do you have any formal art training?
A: I live in a environment where drawing is natural and very encouraged. My formal training is in graphic design, which I really love. I discovered typography and that change my life.
Q: Explain your favourite techniques.
A: This is a strange question because I have the impression that I try new things all the time. But I would say that usually I glue the big pieces, I add colour, collage again, add ink, add the words and after that I will find a way to bind everything.
Q: Describe your favourite piece ever created.
A: The next one, for sure.
Q: What other artists do you admire?
A: So many. All of the Dada period, the work of Candy Jernigan, Rauschenberg and Martin Venezky. But in the recent years, I have to admit that flickr is my main source of inspiration. So many talents. Really, for me, flickr is the largest art bookstore that exists.
Thanks Guylaine!
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It'5!
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