I got a fresh batch of 1970s-1990s National Geographic magazines in last week and finally made some time to rifle through them. These collages, titled “Modern Exploration I & II,” were assembled on a two-page ad for the 1998 Chevy Tahoe.
Modern Exploration I & II
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15 responses to “Modern Exploration I & II”
Members of our ‘special and exclusive club’ have often been asked what kind of art is on fire up there on surface… Is it a game of pyrotechnics or an essential aspect of the poetry that you so much masterfully write? I don’t know exactly, but yours is a poetry (and an art) that I always relate to fire. Thanks for sharing it with your readers because I think they are hot. And by hot, I mean on fire.
P.s. Thank you for caring for Bathshabe with such love. 🙂
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Thank you for the compliments, AW. Creativity is fire, yes? Oh, and it was no trouble taking care of little Bathsheba. Once I discovered she takes her morning kibble with a shot of espresso and a whiskey chaser, we got along fine. 🐱🥃
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I love how you have repurposed old magazines. Those magazines deserve a second life. 👏🏻
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I agree. Thank you! I think that’s a big part of the fun—making these old images new again.
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I absolutely love your work! 🕊
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Thank you so much!
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These two are my favourites so far…..the mixture of the realism and the otherworldyness?
Is perfect, very inspiring.
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Thank you so much. I had a lot of fun making them, and I’m happy you enjoyed them.
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Interesting 🧡
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Thank you 🙂
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I love the retro sci-fi vibe. I could live in these worlds.
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Thank you! I feel that way, too. I can see myself inside that camper.
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Je me demande, pourquoi avez-vous décidé de consacrer une partie de votre temps à une activité aussi régressive que de ramasser ce que vous venez de couper et de le recoller? En tout cas, la votre ce n’est pas un travail en vain, puisque ces deux nouvelles œuvres présentées sur votre blog sont un témoignage de votre originalité artistique, aussi diversifiée et riche que la matière première qui la compose.
Wish you a very happy week! 😉
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Vous êtes très gentil, Jei. C’est l’esprit de créativité de démonter les choses et de les assembler à nouveau comme quelque chose de nouveau. Je suis content que tu aimes mes collages. And a happy week to you, as well! 🙂
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