Video: Funny about serious: witty paper collages of Estonian Eiko Ojala
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
Estonian artist and designer Eiko Ojala it is possible to playfully speak out on the most serious issues with the help of collages made of colored paper. Some of Oyal's works are distinguished by their elegance and humor, others by outright eroticism, while others touch on the most important components of modern society - pop culture, religion, sports.
Oyala is a jack of all trades: a professional designer, an artist working in different directions and styles, an experienced art director. The native of Tallinn has managed to give the genre of paper collage, in which only children who discover fine art for the first time usually try themselves, a new dimension. His work looks elegant and at the same time highly artistic - as some critics point out, "it's hard to believe that these are just pieces of paper."
The heroes of Oyal's works are often ordinary people - a tightrope walker, a young man walking through the forest, or just a barbel with a funny plump face. The ideas that the artist is guided by are extremely simple, but their execution has a bewitching effect on the audience.
Even turning to serious topics (like faith - in a series of collages World religions) for Oyal does not negate the opportunity to show openness, friendliness and a sense of humor. These qualities, apparently, are inherent not only in the works of the Estonian, but also in himself: on the Oyala website, in the "Contacts" section, it is reported that visitors can write to him without any problems "just to say" hello ".
Many contemporary artists are looking for ways to express themselves in the genre of paper collage. American Mark Wagner carves extravagant drawings from dollar bills, and Peter Clarke from the waste paper that has turned up under the hands, he creates funny images of dogs. Unlike them, Estonian Eiko Ojala boldly tries to work with any source material and in different styles - however, all his works bear the imprint of the artist's bright personality.
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