His collage work began back in the ’90s thanks to his background in rigorous life drawing. In 2009, Stein began to draw a series “Irrational Exuberance” of portraits of characters involved in the credit crunch. In his latest series, he continues to use collage materials on a framework of drawing and explores the relations between pop culture, abstraction and portraiture.

Stein uses collage as a formal element because it provided a way of putting down a tone or erasing previous marks. In addition, collage allows home to multiple images over the scaffolding of a drawing. He use materials from the subject’s world to create their likeness.

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His collage work began back in the ’90s thanks to his background in rigorous life drawing. In 2009, Stein began to draw a series “Irrational Exuberance” of portraits of characters involved in the credit crunch. In his latest series, he continues to use collage materials on a framework of drawing and explores the relations between pop culture, abstraction and portraiture.

Stein uses collage as a formal element because it provided a way of putting down a tone or erasing previous marks. In addition, collage allows home to multiple images over the scaffolding of a drawing. He use materials from the subject’s world to create their likeness.

The post Geoffrey Stein Uses Collages to Create Impressive Artistry appeared first on MobiSpirit.