A mimi interview with Gem Rosenberg in anticipation of her
Collage Workshop taking place on Zoom on Dec 6, 2020 06:00 PM EST
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Featured collage “No Sleep Sweetie” Gem Rosenberg
CREATRIX: What made you become a collage artist?
Gem Rosenberg: I’m inspired to collage because I need access to a medium that is affordable. By making due with what’s available, I also reuse materials that might otherwise be considered trash or recycling. It’s both an accessible and an ecological artform. I’ve always loved collage aesthetically for it’s surreal qualities and interesting juxtapositions of disparate parts. I’m so intrigued by how, unlike a blank canvas, the material for the medium is already imbued with so much history and meaning. It makes for work that can be really layered, conceptually and materially.
CRX: What are the main ingredients of your unique style?
GR: Intuition, magic, and research.
CRX: Tell us about your upcoming workshop?
GR: My upcoming workshop is being offered in collaboration with Plaster Cocktail zine to celebrate the release of their most recent volume on the topic of Revolution. As a contributor to the zine, I’m hosting a 2 1/2 hour collage workshop Sunday 12/6/20 at 6pm EST. We will explore the history of collage, centering artists of color and women artists, some collage techniques, principles of design and a therapeutic collage exercise. It’s going to be very informative and a lot of fun!
You can register and see the list of materials needed here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUvf-2hrjktG9db6gHMyPBXi4wqRfvuU9q8
BIO:
Gemica Beila Rosenberg is an artist based in Brooklyn, NY. Her visuals and performance explore healing, gender, and ecosystems. She received her BFA from California College of the Arts, is the curator of CARE, and a Culture and Animals Foundation grant recipient.
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