You might have another "why didn't I think of that" moment when looking at Margarita's work, because it's so clean and fluid and looks effortless (though I'm sure a lot of effort does go into each composition). It just seems like such a natural composition is made with different fabrics and fibres. It's almost amazing to think—this is all just paper.
Name (Real or Screename): Margarita Gestrich
URL (Blog, Website): Colour Gradient Collages on Flickr
Location (Where are you from?): Hamburg, Germany
Q: Describe your work in 10 words or less.
A: Parts of fashion-photographs building forms in an empty room.
Q: What do you like to work with (magazines, photographs, vintage)? Be specific!
A: Lots of fashion magazines, a cutter, glue and a computer.
Q: How long have you been creating collages and what made you start?
A: I started working on these collages without any intention during my university time. These are sort of the first collages I ever did.
Q: Are you solely an artist, or do you work in another profession?
A: The former.
Q: Do you have any formal art training?
A: Just working on my degree in communication design.
A: I start with cutting out many pieces, take one and then search for a piece which fits best. Then, like playing with a puzzle I try out several ways of combining that with other pieces until I think the shape of it can't get any better.
Q: Describe your favourite piece ever created.
A: I don't have any.
Q: What other artists do you admire?
A: William Eggleston, Diane Arbus, August Sander, Martin Parr, Paul Klee, Henri Rousseau, Renee Magritte and many many more.
Thanks Margarita!