A woman, a photocopy or black-and-white printout, has been cutout of paper and placed on top of a collage. Underneath, multiple layers of brightly coloured patterned paper, pictures, photos and illustrations appear disappear slide rotate move quickly
A woman, a photocopy or black-and-white printout, has been cutout of paper and placed on top of a collage. Underneath, multiple layers of brightly coloured patterned paper, pictures, photos and illustrations appear disappear slide rotate move quickly
A woman, a photocopy or black-and-white printout, has been cutout of paper and placed on top of a collage. Underneath, multiple layers of brightly coloured patterned paper, pictures, photos and illustrations appear disappear slide rotate move quickly
Static Frames taken from a bright colourful high energy collage animation that features an open-mouthed woman, tactile patterns, shapes, illustrative elements and many moving parts. A lined paper border frames the entire motion piece.
Static Frames taken from a bright colourful high energy collage animation that features an open-mouthed woman, tactile patterns, shapes, illustrative elements and many moving parts. A lined paper border frames the entire motion piece.
Static Frames taken from a bright colourful high energy collage animation that features an open-mouthed woman, tactile patterns, shapes, illustrative elements and many moving parts. A lined paper border frames the entire motion piece.

Turning old cuttings and artworks into something new ✂️

I used to obsessed with making these abstract shape artworks and patterns. They were vibrant, energetic and maximalist in their approach. I built up quite the collection, sketching them out on my iPad as a kind of creative meditation. When I fully turned my attention to collage, they disappeared into the archives.

Fast forward to a recent hard drive sort out and I found them again and felt this urge to utilise them. I also found a tear-out that I’ve been sitting on for years from the Nasty Galaxy coffee table book, published a decade or so ago. It’s been collecting dust, but I finally found a use for it!

The final piece of inspiration; discovering recent animations by Stina Persson who I’ve admired since my university days. And voilà… a pretty mad hectic but super satisfying animation short. A study in shape, colour, collage, mark-making and the female form through playful experimentation.

I've included my favourite 24 static frames from the 200+ that make up this experimental collage animation.

This self initiated project was a very fun collision of handmade paper collage, digital renders, abstract shapes, colour, texture, mark-making and After Effects experimentation

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