Vintage Collage

collage s63 by ~woefoep on deviantART

I kind of have a love hate relationship with collages; to me they can amazing and inspiring, but i also think they can be overwhelming and tacky at times too. I guess what i mean is i like simple collages with strong meaningful items, not those kindergarden magazine collages we all slapped together at one time. A strong theme i like is vintage or retro items, so the collage i found is perfect and i think it is amazing.

I say this because it has a pleasing composition, great texture and it tells a nostalgic story of travel. The boats are balanced off with the squares of paper in the top left, also the oranges and the blues compliment each other nicely. Another thing is if you look close you can see a nice scratchy texture on the water and a vintage grunge on the paper. Finally, i like it because it is not cluttered.

-Alex G.