John stezaker

John Stezaker’s collages, recipients of a major photography prize, achieve great resonance with limited means.

While some may question how the British artist could have won a photography prize without taking a picture, judges decided his work was the best of the four finalists.

John Stezaker’s collages of postcards and studio portraits and film stills are eye-catching to say the least. Apt, but imperfect, imprecise but resonant matches are the hallmarks of these pai…

John Stezaker’s collages of postcards and studio portraits and film stills are eye-catching to say the least. Apt, but imperfect, imprecise but resonant matches are the hallmarks of these pai…

John Stezaker’s surreal, handmade collages—comprised of film stills, publicity portraits, and postcards collected from thrift stores and bookshops—are masterful studies in contradiction. They are familiar and nostalgic, but also unexpected and strange. Like a Coen Brothers film or Flannery O’Connor short story, they walk that compelling line between comedy and tragedy.

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John Stezaker is a British conceptual artist born in 1949. For the past fifty years, Stezaker has been making some of the most arresting and disturbing collages from found photographs, postcards, book plates, and magazines. A graduate of Fine Art from the Slade School of Art, London, Stezaker reacted against the trend for bright, … Continue reading "Face Values: The Surreal and Disturbing Collage Portraits of John Stezaker"