Collage Artist Research

Richard Hamilton – A British painter and collage artist. He is best known for his 1956 collage, ‘Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing?’ This work was initially intended as a poster for the now legendary exhibition "This is tomorrow". This collage is said to be the beginning of English Pop Art. His work is very famous and is presented in galleries such as the Tate Modern.

Shown below, the ‘Just what is it that makes today’s home so different, so appealing? Created for the ‘This is tomorrow’ exhibition in London, in which it was reproduced in black and white. The work is now in the collection of the Kunsthalle Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany. It was the first work of pop art to achieve iconic status.

Mowgli Omari – An art student at an art university in South London, 20 years old and already showcased his complex works at an international solo show in Zurich. His works combine simple geometric shapes with retro images to create very complex, futuristic looking optical illusions.

Shown below, this is a piece of his work. The lines are creating a window effect going onto another intense image. This image has a very futuristic effect to it. The lines also play tricks on your eyes.

 Matt Wisniewski – A web developer and collage artist from Brooklyn, NY. Matt creates digital art collages that incorporate both the beauty of the human form and the beauty of nature.

Shown below, a piece of his work, he has blended parts of nature to create a very strange and quirky collage. The background later is made up of lots of different mountain scenes and waterfalls creating a depth of many colors. The letters are then made from other environmental scenes. It is a very interesting piece of work, I also think the fact it’s quite hard to make the letters out makes you look further into it at the images in the letters.