“In its own small way, collage is recycling, upcycling, revitalizing items that already had a life. Carle’s collages inspire artists today to expand on his legacy, and to experiment with imagery from their own backgrounds and cultural traditions.Įkua Holmes, a Boston-based artist whose work appears in a current exhibition at The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachusetts, has described collage as a kind of alchemy. I think that’s a perfect message for our time, because in many aspects of life right now we’re getting lemons, so we need to be making lemonade.”Īnyone who’s picked up a picture book by Eric Carle, from “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” to “A House for Hermit Crab,” instantly recognizes the vivid illustrations, which were assembled from layers upon layers of tissue paper. “Whatever you have on hand you can work with. 31, includes the work of 20 picture-book collage artists, including Boston-based artist Ekua Holmes. “Celebrating Collage: A 20th Anniversary Exhibition,” which continues through Dec. Mora. “Collage is all about how you want to express yourself, and what you want to say, so it’s a real rebel medium.”
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