When I do collages, it starts with one bigger or smaller picture intriguing me. Sometimes it is on my table or on the wall for a while, and sometimes it just “jumps” to me when I open some magazine in a search for inspiration. Here, this top of the hill, with clouds in a background and Venus loosing her balance on it. This two pieces were hanging for one month on the wall. And then, I found what is going on, now it is obvious, there is so much stuff in her head, and all thouse loud people in her back…Cars rushing around her..Just too much..
This one started with Garden, but it got mor and more crowded and unplesend. And I could not give up on it, or destroy it. It took me time to find out what it is about. If you are not good sleeper, then, no matter how beautiful your room is, and how good and fancy your bed is, you will stay awake, and sometimes you would just wish that night ends. Do you know what I am talking about ?
On more bad sleeper, but this one is not so exhausted, she has something nice to think about. There are good nights and bad nights also for bad sleepers.
I started with water here, and beautiful sky, and it was good. I was feeling well, and I was happy to live in an historical city , like Vienna is, and I even found sentence which fits to my mood “Try beeing satisfied”. One of good days leaving traces in my work.
This picture was composed quite fast, I was pleased with composition and could not find if I need something more there. It took me 3 weeks to find out what it is about. Now it has name, and I know.
And some pictures just “happen” in 15 minutes. This great library giving background was waiting for me on a table that morning, all other parts I added, were found “by accident”in next minutes. Yes I know, Salvador Dali did something similar in his “Mae West” painting , but this is also not bad…
Here, I have no many words to say. Sometimes pictures are just coming out and at some point they are “right” and you have to accept them, and let them be. And be happy they are here. This is one of those.
Maja Julijana B 