Artist Daniel Voelker uses charcoal and printmaking techniques to create fascinating abstract collages. View more of his portfolio by visiting his website.
“High Above the Trees” Collage on Board, 18” x 24” x 1”
For the last decade I’ve explored the world of collage using various media sources which I create myself. I consider collage a language, and find interest in how individual pieces come together to convey a story.
“Running out of places to hide” Collage on Board, Charcoal, 16” x 16” x 2”
I have always loved using charcoal and explored the depths of it with my earliest work.
“Facing the Storm” Collage on Board, Charcoal, 18” x 24” x 2”
It is a difficult medium to work with. It’s dusty, smears easily, stains the paper and is an exercise in patience to keep white spaces white; but I love its ability to have deep dark lines, endless gradients of gray, and the feel of direct connection to the paper.
“Convincing them you are a ghost” Collage on Board, Charcoal, 18” x 24” x 2”
My Three Dreams Deep series utilizes my own charcoal drawings as source material for the collage work.
“I promised you a garden” Collage on Board, Charcoal, 24” x 18” x 2”
I developed a process to fix the charcoal to paper to ensure its reliability as a medium for collage. The drawings are cut and arranged, layer after layer until a finished work emerges.
“Vagabond” Collage on Board, Charcoal, 18” x 24” x 1”
Many of the works in the series have a white oval or circle framing the piece (which is also collaged). To me these are portals. You are looking through a window of sorts to another world and catch a glimpse of something on the other side.
“Zala Falls” Collage on Board, 18” x 24” x 1”
My most recent series, Lost and Found, combines my passion for making monoprints and collage.
“King Circumstance” Collage on Board, 14” x 11” x 1”
After making the prints with ink or paint, I cut and collage them into complex layers with intersecting lines and spaces. My work involves an automatic improvisational process of placing pieces on a board, then specific intentional edits to bring forth the work.
“Ashes and Debris” Collage on Board, 18” x 24” x 1”
I rarely have a preconceived idea of what to make. Rather, I let the pieces show me how they want to be arranged.
“Antenna” Collage on Board, 14” x 18” x 1”
I offer my originals for sale as well as giclée reproductions in various sizes and media including paper, canvas, acrylic and metal.
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