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de Taglio Magazine feature.
1. Introduction: “Hello, I’m James Short and Argyle Plaids, a designer and collage-making fellow currently in Oceanside, CA.”
2. How long you make collages? “Since the seventies, but avidly (and more analog focused) for the last 12 years.”
3. Where and how you draw inspiration for your works? “From colors and shapes. And, from the level of excitement I’m able to achieve for myself by moving those colors and shapes around with one another.”
4. Speak about your collage for this issue’s magazine: “This one kinda broke my brain a little bit... It’s not the piece I intended on submitting, and I still may re-make it entirely some day. I got a bit lost and ended up in overworked, hyper maximalism land. I initially chose that beautiful old, shellac record disc for it’s relation to the ‘Duration’ theme: the length of the recording(s); length of artist life/genre/movement; as well as enduring lifespan of the format / technology, etc. But... I ended up covering the whole damn thing up, like a ding-dong. I wanted to give it another fresh go before the deadline, but I just couldn’t deal with the thought of looking at it anymore. So... I guess this wip photo is what it is. At least for now (to duration). So what... who cares!”
5. Why did you choose to communicate with glue and cutter? “To share my colors and shapes with people who enjoy things like shapes and colors.”
to duration
de Taglio Magazine feature.
1. Introduction: “Hello, I’m James Short and Argyle Plaids, a designer and collage-making fellow currently in Oceanside, CA.”
2. How long you make collages? “Since the seventies, but avidly (and more analog focused) for the last 12 years.”
3. Where and how you draw inspiration for your works? “From colors and shapes. And, from the level of excitement I’m able to achieve for myself by moving those colors and shapes around with one another.”
4. Speak about your collage for this issue’s magazine: “This one kinda broke my brain a little bit... It’s not the piece I intended on submitting, and I still may re-make it entirely some day. I got a bit lost and ended up in overworked, hyper maximalism land. I initially chose that beautiful old, shellac record disc for it’s relation to the ‘Duration’ theme: the length of the recording(s); length of artist life/genre/movement; as well as enduring lifespan of the format / technology, etc. But... I ended up covering the whole damn thing up, like a ding-dong. I wanted to give it another fresh go before the deadline, but I just couldn’t deal with the thought of looking at it anymore. So... I guess this wip photo is what it is. At least for now (to duration). So what... who cares!”
5. Why did you choose to communicate with glue and cutter? “To share my colors and shapes with people who enjoy things like shapes and colors.”