Colin Stew­art is a very recent col­lege grad­u­ate; the lat­est entry on his blog details pic­tures of a sum­mer degree show at his school. I love the approach of his col­lages. They are frag­mented and visu­ally jarring.

The flow and rhythm to Colin’s work is really what attracted me to it. Through his blog, you can see a bit of his process — he seems to assem­ble some parts of his of his col­lages, but also gives him­self the free­dom to arrange and add sup­port­ing pieces if necessary.

Peo­ple in Colin’s work aren’t “pretty” per say– their abstrac­tion exag­ger­ates their fea­tures and dis­torts their body parts. There is some­thing beau­ti­ful about it — it’s all in the shapes Colin has used and the way they have their own role in defin­ing his lan­guage. The same can be said about his choice of paper. Each paper cor­re­sponds with a func­tion within the com­po­si­tion — whether it be per­son, place, or thing.

All images via his website/blog.