“I always want to try and take people out of their current space or mindset and put them somewhere new,” said Feighan in an interview with the Urban Outfitters blog. “I want my work to feel familiar, but fresh and a bit strange. When I started making this artwork I used to say that I was trying to create a world that I would like to live in.”

“I feel the most inspired by music,” he went on to say, mentioning mid 60s-early 70s music, and specifically Brian Wilson (the Beach Boys co-founder). “I’m also into tapestries and weavings from central and South America, that’s been inspiring a lot of my color and design lately,” he notes.

“The biggest lesson I think I’ve learned is just to trust my own ideas and concepts and to work as hard as I can to execute them,” says Feighan. “It’s easy to get caught up in what everyone else is doing and it’s always important to remember to come back to your own concepts.”

Step inside his tropical landscapes:

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Her first widely-known series of collages took off in 2010. Since then, Hoeckel has been hard at work. Over the past 5 years, her collages have been exhibited around the world and published in many prestigious books and magazines, with a variety of clients that include Rookie, Domino, and The New York Times. 

“The one disadvantage of collage is that sometimes the papers are very old, and can disintegrate or tear easily,” says Hoeckel in an interview with Frankie Magazine. “The advantages are that the colors and quality of the paper are very beautiful, they are simply not made that way anymore.”

“I think a lot of it is about losing touch with reality in a good way”, she added, explaining the running themes throughout her work. “I have several different projects going at once, but within each one there is usually an unintentional theme. For example- my point of view collage series is about people interacting and reacting to the power of nature as well as getting lost in a daydream.”

Get lost in some of her daydreams:

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The New York-based artist has a rich artistic background having studied at Boston University’s School of Fine Art (Boston) and Parsons School of Design (NYC) where she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration.

With clients that include top tier publications like Time Magazine, Rolling Stone, and Le Monde, her work has garnered awards from The Society of Publication Design, American Illustration, and Communication Arts. 

Talking about her transitioning from illustration to collage art, she told Metal Magazine: “I was studying and got my degree in Illustration so the transition from school to the world of freelance illustration was somewhat seamless. At least I can say that now, because it was such a long time ago that I’ve forgotten all the trials and tribulations.”

“I spent many years painting and drawing and occasionally collaging but I must say I didn’t throw myself into collage until a few years ago, well into my two decades of being a working artist,” she stated. “So no, I didn’t do much collage of any kind while in school. It is still relatively young and new in my oeuvre.”

“I take inspiration from whatever I can,” added Goodman, stating that amongst the many things that inspire her are art in museums, people on the street, the actual street itself, stuff in thrift shops, plant life outside her and: “really whatever I see around me, I don’t discriminate.”

Peek into her cabinet of curiosities.

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“I try to keep a variety of large colored paper that I tape against the wall as a backdrop,” she told Ape on the Moon, sharing her artistic process. “The perspective of my shot depends on the sketch, so there’s always a period of readjusting paper pieces, lights, and umbrella defusers to find the predetermined angle and focal point. Once I’ve found the sweet spot, I’ll shoot with my Canon Rebel T3. Then for curiosity’s sake, I’ll shoot with the lights hitting a different angle.”

“It may seem like a lot of time and energy for one illustration but it feels like play. There’s so much opportunity to get your mind off of things and forget about your surroundings,” she adds.

With clients that include the Philadelphia Magazine, Manifest, and The New York Times, and a small following on Instagram, her hard work seems to have paid off.

Enjoy some of our favorites:

The post Angela Rio’s Paper Art is a Blend of Illustrations With Collages appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.

“It’s important for me to ‘say’ something with my artwork, so for the vast majority of my work there’s a meaning behind them,” writes the artist. “I usually do this via presenting a ‘narrative’ scene in my collages, like there’s something bigger going on than what’s merely depicted.”

“Sometimes the scene is witty or sarcastic, some times it’s horrific with a sense of danger or urgency, some times it’s chill. I leave it to the viewer’s imagination to fill-in the blanks of the story plot.” Indeed, scrolling through her Instagram page, there’s a lot to be left to the imagination.

Intrigued by the medium of collage itself, Loli told Forth Magazine that it’s its surrealness that draws her in. “It’s neither pure photography, nor pure illustration,” she explained. “It comes with both its pluses and its disadvantages.” But with features in TONS of publications (anything from the New Yorker to GQ and Oprah Magazine), it’s clear that her artwork has more ups than downs.

Take a look at some of her work below.

The post These “Modern Vintage” Collages Leave Much to the Imagination appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.

But funnily enough, the award-winning Pakistani artist got to where she’s now by failing at her dream job – after she failed to graduate from dental school. Don’t feel too sorry for her, though. With collaborations with giants like Barneys, Huda Beauty, and Nike, she’s having a pretty good time.

“My art is either a story I want to live for myself, something I have witnessed or a life I want to live, emotions play a major part in my work,” she writes on her website. “I am in a habit of giving my heart to any piece I create.”

Follow the original crystal artist on Instagram. You won’t regret it.

The post All That Glitters Is Not Gold – But These Collages Are appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.

“I always want to try and take people out of their current space or mindset and put them somewhere new,” said Feighan in an interview with the Urban Outfitters blog. “I want my work to feel familiar, but fresh and a bit strange. When I started making this artwork I used to say that I was trying to create a world that I would like to live in.”

“I feel the most inspired by music,” he went on to say, mentioning mid 60s-early 70s music, and specifically Brian Wilson (the Beach Boys co-founder). “I’m also into tapestries and weavings from central and South America, that’s been inspiring a lot of my color and design lately,” he notes.

“The biggest lesson I think I’ve learned is just to trust my own ideas and concepts and to work as hard as I can to execute them,” says Feighan. “It’s easy to get caught up in what everyone else is doing and it’s always important to remember to come back to your own concepts.”

Step inside his tropical landscapes:

The post Take Comfort In Ted Feighan’s Tropical Art appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.

Her first widely-known series of collages took off in 2010. Since then, Hoeckel has been hard at work. Over the past 5 years, her collages have been exhibited around the world and published in many prestigious books and magazines, with a variety of clients that include Rookie, Domino, and The New York Times. 

“The one disadvantage of collage is that sometimes the papers are very old, and can disintegrate or tear easily,” says Hoeckel in an interview with Frankie Magazine. “The advantages are that the colors and quality of the paper are very beautiful, they are simply not made that way anymore.”

“I think a lot of it is about losing touch with reality in a good way”, she added, explaining the running themes throughout her work. “I have several different projects going at once, but within each one there is usually an unintentional theme. For example- my point of view collage series is about people interacting and reacting to the power of nature as well as getting lost in a daydream.”

Get lost in some of her daydreams:

The post Beth Hoeckel’s Collages Form Dreamlike Landscapes appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.

The New York-based artist has a rich artistic background having studied at Boston University’s School of Fine Art (Boston) and Parsons School of Design (NYC) where she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration.

With clients that include top tier publications like Time Magazine, Rolling Stone, and Le Monde, her work has garnered awards from The Society of Publication Design, American Illustration, and Communication Arts. 

Talking about her transitioning from illustration to collage art, she told Metal Magazine: “I was studying and got my degree in Illustration so the transition from school to the world of freelance illustration was somewhat seamless. At least I can say that now, because it was such a long time ago that I’ve forgotten all the trials and tribulations.”

“I spent many years painting and drawing and occasionally collaging but I must say I didn’t throw myself into collage until a few years ago, well into my two decades of being a working artist,” she stated. “So no, I didn’t do much collage of any kind while in school. It is still relatively young and new in my oeuvre.”

“I take inspiration from whatever I can,” added Goodman, stating that amongst the many things that inspire her are art in museums, people on the street, the actual street itself, stuff in thrift shops, plant life outside her and: “really whatever I see around me, I don’t discriminate.”

Peek into her cabinet of curiosities.

The post Fall Down the Rabbit Hole with Johanna Goodman’s Collage Art appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.

“I try to keep a variety of large colored paper that I tape against the wall as a backdrop,” she told Ape on the Moon, sharing her artistic process. “The perspective of my shot depends on the sketch, so there’s always a period of readjusting paper pieces, lights, and umbrella defusers to find the predetermined angle and focal point. Once I’ve found the sweet spot, I’ll shoot with my Canon Rebel T3. Then for curiosity’s sake, I’ll shoot with the lights hitting a different angle.”

“It may seem like a lot of time and energy for one illustration but it feels like play. There’s so much opportunity to get your mind off of things and forget about your surroundings,” she adds.

With clients that include the Philadelphia Magazine, Manifest, and The New York Times, and a small following on Instagram, her hard work seems to have paid off.

Enjoy some of our favorites:

The post Angela Rio’s Paper Art is a Blend of Illustrations With Collages appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.

“It’s important for me to ‘say’ something with my artwork, so for the vast majority of my work there’s a meaning behind them,” writes the artist. “I usually do this via presenting a ‘narrative’ scene in my collages, like there’s something bigger going on than what’s merely depicted.”

“Sometimes the scene is witty or sarcastic, some times it’s horrific with a sense of danger or urgency, some times it’s chill. I leave it to the viewer’s imagination to fill-in the blanks of the story plot.” Indeed, scrolling through her Instagram page, there’s a lot to be left to the imagination.

Intrigued by the medium of collage itself, Loli told Forth Magazine that it’s its surrealness that draws her in. “It’s neither pure photography, nor pure illustration,” she explained. “It comes with both its pluses and its disadvantages.” But with features in TONS of publications (anything from the New Yorker to GQ and Oprah Magazine), it’s clear that her artwork has more ups than downs.

Take a look at some of her work below.

The post These “Modern Vintage” Collages Leave Much to the Imagination appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.

But funnily enough, the award-winning Pakistani artist got to where she’s now by failing at her dream job – after she failed to graduate from dental school. Don’t feel too sorry for her, though. With collaborations with giants like Barneys, Huda Beauty, and Nike, she’s having a pretty good time.

“My art is either a story I want to live for myself, something I have witnessed or a life I want to live, emotions play a major part in my work,” she writes on her website. “I am in a habit of giving my heart to any piece I create.”

Follow the original crystal artist on Instagram. You won’t regret it.

The post All That Glitters Is Not Gold – But These Collages Are appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.