I love how Jorge incorporates collage into his graphic design work, using digital and traditional methods. It's funny, that he said he doesn't have any "collage training" because I don't think any of us do. Does it exist? It's like collage is something you cannot teach.
Jorge Restrepo
www.wonksite.com
Bogotá, Colombia
Q: Describe your work in 10 words or less.
A: My work is a mix of collage and vector graphics with a little of retro look.
Q: What do you like to work with (magazines, photographs, vintage)? Be specific!
A: All of them, my photos, from my family, magazines, web resources, textile textures, objects like papers, cables, nylon, etc.
Q: How long have you been creating collages and what made you start?
A: Really are very faster the process to create it, one or two hours, but previous to design it, I spent my time to development the idea in my mind, it would be around one week or two.
Q: Are you solely an artist, or do you work in another profession?
A: I am a graphic designer graduated with honors from Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
Q: Do you have any formal art training?
A: To create collage, not.
Q: Explain your favourite techniques.
A: I use a background created with ink and masking tape, then I put some images above, eventually I scan the piece and put some vector inside the composition.
Q: Describe your favourite piece ever created.
A: 1970, my self portrait. I created this piece for an exhibition in my city, there I write some episodes of my childhood, and created this collage 100% hand made.
Q: What other artists do you admire?
A: Andy Warhol, Eduardo Recife, THS, Rauschenberg among others.
Thanks Jorge!
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fantastic collage!