Maletti Gianfranco's collages are mod experiments with shape and texture. He loves using tissue paper because of it's versatility with colour, and his work benefits from this technique. Maletti has been making collages for an astounding 20 years! I think collage is difficult to get bored with, it's so different all the time and there are always new techniques and new inspiration popping up. I hope to have the same dedication!

Maletti Gianfranco
malettigianfranco.blogspot.com, www.malettigianfranco.it
Italy

Q: Describe your work in 10 words or less.
A: I play with pieces of torn paper and I paste them on a thin cardboard like children do.

Q: What do you like to work with (magazines, photographs, vintage)? Be specific!
A: I started using cut and torn coloured cardboards, and later I began using tissue paper. Sometimes I try to use images from magazines. I would like to use magazine images with tissue paper. I've made some proofs but I didn't like them even if other people like them.

Q: How long have you been creating collages and what made you start?
A: I started making collages twenty years ago. I was bored of photography.

Q: Are you solely an artist, or do you work in another profession?
A: When I was working it was a hobby--now I'm retired and it is a passion.

Q: Do you have any formal art training?
A: I never attended an art school. I mixed with people who love art and were able to take critics and self-criticism.