Wow, I love the retro feel of Bill's collages. Every part of them really makes them feel this way, the bright snappy colours, the movement, the how-to illustrations, the business-like ephemera, and the wonderful shapes. This work just makes me feel happy, like dancing to some "rock n' roll" music.
Name (Real or Screename): Bill Zindel
URL (Blog, Website): www.wickedcobra.com, Flickr
Location (Where are you from?): El Cerrito, CA
Q: Describe your work in 10 words or less.
A: 8-track rotisserie fender-bender for the ironic taxidermy set.
Q: What do you like to work with (magazines, photographs, vintage)? Be specific!
A: 60s and 70s mags, presstype, papers from old ledgers and notebooks, ticket stubs, printer's marks, old catalogs.
Q: How long have you been creating collages and what made you start?
A: I remember making them when I was pretty young, before high school, getting ideas from art books and 60s album art. (My older sister is an artist and introduced me to a lot of art and music). I started focusing more on collage in recent years because it doesn't take a lot of space or materials and it's not stinky and toxic like painting and printmaking.
Q: Are you solely an artist, or do you work in another profession?
A: I'm a designer at an interactive agency.
Q: Do you have any formal art training?
A: Rhode Island School of Design.
Q: Explain your favourite techniques.
A: Pretty straightforward, just cutting and pasting, sometimes with some acrylic paint and Print Gocco.
Q: Describe your favourite piece ever created.
A: This is one I still enjoy looking at after some years (not always the case).
Q: What other artists do you admire?
A: So many... Schwitters, Rauschenberg, Charles Wilkin, Eduardo Recife, Gary Panter, Robert Pollard, Ryan Jacob Smith, Steven Harrington, Margaret Kilgallen, Lea Rude, Reuben Rude, Jose Arenas, Laura Zindel.
Thanks Bill!