I'm finding that I'm becoming more and more interested in, and being inspired by, the many different styles of collage art. Dennis Parlante's collages is one of the artists, whose work I am drawn to. Below is some of his work, and a video that I found in researching his work, in which he explains his some of his influences.
I like his term "interesting pieces of paper that no one wants anymore".
I have a lot of those! He also speaks of being influenced by Japanese calligraphy, which I LOVE!
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Dennis Parlante
This one uses Asian script, and the center line suggests calligraphy.
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Dennis Parlante, "Any other son"
. . the composition and neutral color palette . . and . . script
This composition is what I call "symmetrical composition" on perhaps could be said that it is based on a grid.
Dennis Parlante, "O"
Dennis Parlante, "V"
Dennis Parlante, "Horizontal 20", collage
Dennis Parlante, "Black and Tan #5"
Dennis Parlante, "Eller"
Dennis Parlante, "Changing Thoughts"
Visit Dennis's website. He has many many more.
Right now I am planning an encaustic collage painting using vintage Asian note books and accounting books, that I was delighted to find online.
I can see the appeal there Jann...I find them fascinating. Thanks for the link.
ReplyDeleteHi Jo . . "fascinating" . . me to . . simple, yet strong to me. Thanks for visiting.
DeleteFun video! His work is compelling and strong. Thanks Jann.
ReplyDeleteHi Leslie . . I had seen his work a while ago and was delighted when I found the video. I so enjoy it, when artists speak about their work on video. Thanks for stopping by. :)
DeleteI particularly like "v" the envelope collage and enjoyed seeing his paintings in the video.
ReplyDeleteHi Robyn . . the way he uses the envelopes in "v" is so unique, and I really enjoyed seeing his paintings, because he doesn't have any on his website. Thanks for your visit. :)
DeleteOh wow. Thank you go much for introducing me to this artist. I feel inspired too! Can't wait to see your piece.
ReplyDeleteHi Bridgette . . thank you for visiting. :)
ReplyDeleteWe have ALL the same loves! script, grid, Asian calligraphy, simple line... all of it! Dennis Parlante is one of my favorites as well.
ReplyDeleteHi Donna . . Thank you for visiting here . . I'm finding it quite a struggle to go more minimal. It does take courage!!
DeleteBonsoir Jann, je vous souhaite de bonnes fêtes: thibault
ReplyDeleteMerci Thibault! J'espère que vous avez eu un joyeux Noël aussi. J'ai été absent visite à mon fils dans une autre partie des États-Unis, et n'était pas en mesure de vous répondre jusqu'à présent. Moi aussi, j'ai pas été affiché sur mon blog. Ravi de vous entendre. Avoir une bonne année aussi!
ReplyDeleteVery interesting, I too work a lot with discarded books and paper! Just to let you know I came via Seth Apters blog list! regards Joan
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