The part of Nick's work that I would like to draw your attention to is definitely his altered/collaged books. The first five links are each links to an entire book (which may take time to load). I personally love seeing whole collections of collages in book form, but maybe that's just because I love books so much. Nick's collage books are beautifully arranged, and by that I mean messy and disorganized. Collage is just so ironic.
Name (Real or Screename): Nicholas Tassone
URL (Blog, Website): www.beecombs.com/
Location (Where are you from?): Original Ohioan, to Philadelphian, to upstate New York.
Q: Describe your work in 10 words or less.
A: A sham of clairvoyant esoteric stylish magazine flip throughs.
Q: What do you like to work with (magazines, photographs, vintage)? Be specific!
A: I tend to work through certain old and new books at a time (old to the world, new for me). A lot of my work comes from flea market/thrift store findings and dumpster treasure!
Q: How long have you been creating collages and what made you start?
A: Since my junior year in high school when I realized that I didn't have to draw to make art. I still draw, but it's hard to say that collage has not influenced my work as a whole very significantly.
Q: Are you solely an artist, or do you work in another profession?
A: I'm studying right now at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York. Very currently, I've made myself an intern at an art studio in Ithaca, NY where I help decorate Disney cruise ships and hotels! I'm only in my second week now, but I'm enjoying it more and more.
Q: Do you have any formal art training?
A: 2 years of new media design training under my belt, another 2 to go (plus lots more I'm sure).
A: I like dry bonding with rubber cement, but the fumes will eat your eyes and nose. Recently I've worked more with transparency and texturizing by overlaying and marking up. I've earned a reputation at my school for only working with textures, which I see to be very complimenting!
Q: Describe your favourite piece ever created.
A: That is such a tough question! I'd say collaged books are my favourite creations that I've made in recent times. It's hard to pick one exactly because they are all my favourite in a way. Choosing what goes on the next page and what should change on the page before it and what the cover will look like and what
the spine will create is all encompassing my favourite.
Q: What other artists do you admire?
A: Many of the artists that I love the most aren't famous at all. The previous artists that you've featured on these pages are absolutely wonderful and I would recommend them to anyone. Classic artists I take inspiration from include anyone from Duchamp to Braques. I also love musical artists, you can't forget them! Panda Bear, David Berman (Silver Jews), and Dr. Dog are recent complete favorites.
Thanks Nick!
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