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!
Comments (1)
It'5!
Numbers are fun.
Posted by Jory | April 25, 2008 1:14 PM
Posted on April 25, 2008 13:14