Nicole's work is a fascinating mix of both creepy and calm. She combines soft elements, like birds and small children, with ropes and knives—it's like any contradictory mix of right and wrong, sharp and dull. They certainly make you think.
Name (Real or Screename): Nicole Natri
URL (Blog, Website): www.nicolenatri.com and my blog at www.nicolenatri.blogspot.com
Location (Where are you from?): Sweden
Q: Describe your work in 10 words or less.
A: I create spaces suitable for stories, both personal and common.
Q: What do you like to work with (magazines, photographs, vintage)? Be specific!
A: I mainly work with antique materials (woodcuts, book covers, paper, cut outs, ephemera etc). All my work is handmade, no digital elements. Also, I'd like to paint more, and I have some ideas waiting to be realized.
Q: How long have you been creating collages and what made you start?
A: Since 2006-7. I thought I'd try to interpret my stories more visually, since I had been putting all my energy into writing before that. I found the collage technique captured my ideas perfectly so I just kept on working.
Q: Are you solely an artist, or do you work in another profession?
A: When finishing my studies I'll have an MA in Art History, so I'm hoping to work within that field besides working as an artist.
Q: Do you have any formal art training?
A: No, I?m self-thought.
Q: Explain your favorite techniques.
A: Often when I get an idea I have to find the right material to express it, which is a part of the progress itself. Sometimes it's the other way around; I see some images and immediately start to place them in various contexts. The backgrounds are my playgrounds, and I do believe less is definitely more.
Q: Describe your favorite piece ever created.
A: Whenever I'm done with a piece, I'm done but sure? I like Siblings.
Q: What other artists do you admire?
A: Danish painter Tom Krestesen and Francis Bacon. I've had the luck to meet Tom at one of his a show openings and I just wish I could have met Francis. They're both sort of my absent mentors?
Thanks Nicole!
Comments (1)
Nicole is one of my favorite collage artists, although i saw her work recently. She is one of the few people who can achieve amazing results and deep concepts with few elements.
Posted by Randy Mora | January 29, 2009 5:40 PM
Posted on January 29, 2009 17:40