This collage grew out of my interest in layering images and interrupting them through cutting and rearranging. The circular openings reveal parts of other colours and patterns beneath the surface, creating small moments of discovery inside the composition. I enjoy working with fragments from different painted surfaces and bringing them together in new ways. The patterns, marks and colours begin to interact with each other, sometimes harmonising, sometimes creating tension. For me the piece is about looking through the surface of things — how a simple cut or shift can open another visual space inside the image. • Poly-cotton blend canvas with a matte/satin finish. Scratch, crack, and warp resistant. • Vibrant, long-lasting colors with water-based HP Latex inks and UV protection. • Solid wooden frame from renewable sources, 4 cm deep.
A small note about this shop.
Most of my work exists as jewellery, exhibitions, writing and curatorial projects. The prints you find here come from a different part of my practice: drawing, collage, collecting images and making marks. If you visit the Sketchbook section of this website, you'll see that these activities are not separate from my work but are often where ideas first begin.
For a long time, these drawings and experiments remained in sketchbooks, folders and studio drawers. Then I came across a printing company whose attention to quality matched my own values. Their fine art papers, canvas prints and beautifully crafted Italian handmade frames convinced me that these works could exist beyond the page without losing their character.
There is also a practical reason for this shop. Sales help support my artistic and curatorial practice, allowing me to continue making work, organising projects, writing, researching and collaborating with others.
So, in a way, this shop is both a small extension of my studio and a way of helping sustain everything else that happens within it.
Thank you for being here.
— Vica
