Cardboard, color filter, found images, paint, holographic paper
16 x 12 in.
Philippe Caron Lefebvre’s collages masterfully balance chaos and order, where fragmented images of organic and synthetic forms collide. Through geometric cut-outs and sharp patterns, he amplifies the tension between these opposing forces. His vibrant yet nuanced color palettes underscore the contrast between natural and artificial environments. Lefebvre’s work invites contemplation on our material culture and the precarious balance between creation and destruction that defines our relationship with the world around us.
Cardboard, color filter, found images, paint
24 x 17.5 in.
Collage serves as a direct expression of my psyche, reflecting my influences, relevance, and aesthetic preferences. Each piece functions as a dream journal, addressing emotions and narratives, both real and fictional, akin to an almost-movie-trailer and a working palette for my installations and sculptures. My introduction to collage came through artist friends, during convivial gatherings where we'd flip through magazines, engage in conversations, and wield cutter knives.
Cardboard, color filter, found images, paint, holographic paper
40 x 30 in.
I make images that reflect dualities, human and nature, order and chaos, pleasure and pain, creation and destruction. In a broad sense, my body of work is about speculation, material culture and our relation with the environment. When creating my collages, I employ a laser-cut cardboard grid as a framing device, while utilizing colored gelatin filters to establish specific tones. I also explore creative ways to manipulate the interplay between visible and hidden elements within the composition.
Cardboard, color filter, found images, paint, holographic paper
40 x 30 in.
Cardboard, found images, paint, holographic paper
10.5 x 10.5 in.
I incorporate classic National Geographic and nature images, as well as pages from books on various crafts and sculptural practices, including ceramics, textiles, and glassmaking, as well as old art magazines. I'm also drawn to furniture and kitchen catalogues for their commercial and ideal perspectives. Finally, fashion magazines prove indispensable for their practical examples of texture and color usage.
Cardboard, color filter, found images, paint
10.5 x 10.5 in.
Mdf wood board, filters, found images, paint
64 x 47 in.
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With a fascination for the natural world, Philippe Caron Lefebvre (b. 1986, Canada) is interested in the translation of natural phenomena into the art-making praxis, embodying a logic of constant metamorphosis. Thriving on offering a physical and visual experience for the viewer, he wants to create sensations through a dedicated material experience. Like a moth attracted to a light bulb. His images and objects can provoke feelings of fear and disgust but also be empowering and seductive, portraying forms of paradoxical forces. In order to explore this tension, the artist has sourced his influence in the science-fiction genre. This genre offers possibilities around a critical viewing of the social, ideological, technological and ecological challenges.
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SHANNA MEROLA is a visual artist, photographer, and legal worker. Her sculptural photo-collages are informed by the stories of environmental justice struggles past and present. Travelling to EPA designated Superfund sites, she has documented the slow violence of deregulation – from her own neighborhood on the Eastside of Detroit, to Chicago’s Altgeld Gardens, and Love Canal, NY.
STACY FISHER was born and raised in Norwalk, Ohio. She studied art at the Cleveland Institute of Art and Ohio State University, and has done residencies at Process Space on Governor’s Island through the LMCC, the Edward Albee Foundation, the Vermont Studio Center, and Chautauqua School of Art.
SABINE REMY is a German analogue collage artist. She likes cutting and pasting elements taken from vintage paper material from the 1950s and earlier, the most because they are often a little bizarre and moreover very colorful and - especially - full of lived life.
ÁNGELA LEYVA GÓMEZ (b. 1987, Mexico City, Mexico) lives and works in Mexico City. Born into a family immersed in the medical field due to her father’s career as a geneticist, Leyva Gómez was exposed to clinical environments from an early age. Surrounded by her father’s books, cases, and stories, this unique upbringing profoundly influenced her imagination and personal aesthetics, shaping her artistic development.
Amsterdam based artist JACKIE MULDER was born and raised in a small Dutch village in an oppressive and religious family. She created her own safe world by making meticulously scribbled drawings on paper, which developed into works several meters long. At the age of seventeen she left the parental home and freed herself from the limitations of her environment.
Out and About
What to watch, read, and experience, as curated by the Collé team.
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Art on Paper New York 2024
New York City’s celebrated, medium-driven fair, returns to downtown Manhattan’s Pier 36 during September 2024’s Armory Art Week with 100 galleries featuring top modern and contemporary paper-based art. September 5 - 8, 2024
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Encyclopedia: The Late Collages of Dorothea Tanning
Kasmin is thrilled to present its second solo exhibition of work by Dorothea Tanning (1910-2012), concentrating on her late-career collages from the 1980s and 1990s. September 4 – October 24, 2024 / 297 Tenth Avenue, New York
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Leviosa by Reymour
Luc Bersier’s band Reymour traded the tranquility of the Swiss Alps for the vibrant energy of Brussels, resulting in their debut album Leviosa, released under the Amsterdam label Knekelhuis. Vocalist Lou Savary grounds their ethereal sound, delivering songs about sex, doubt, and the complexities of life.
