Inspired – Nate Lewis

Posted on June 4, 2018 by marikokoda under Art, portraits

Amazing!

Enjoy the extraordinary paper artworks by the American artist Nate Lewis. These intricate 3D pieces are a mix and match of drawing, sculpture, etching, embroidery, and textiles.

You can follow Nate on Twitter and Instagram.

Sculptured hand cut paper portraits.

Sculptured hand cut paper portraits.

Portrait of a man with one hand covering his face.

Sculptured hand cut paper portraits.

Portrait of a man that makes float between his hands a cube.

Sculptured hand cut paper portraits.

Sculptured hand cut paper portraits.

Portrait of a full body back of a woman.

Sculptured hand cut paper portraits.

Sculptured hand cut paper portraits.

Portrait of a partially defaced male picture.

Sculptured hand cut paper portraits.

Sculptured hand cut paper portraits.

Portrait of a man that is covering his face with one hand.

Sculptured hand cut paper portraits.

Sculptured hand cut paper portraits.

Sculptured hand cut paper portraits.

Purple Music – Obsession

Posted on December 5, 2017 by marikokoda under Music, Video, video art, videoclip, youtube

Incredible!

I love how Ok Go transform every video into a creative challenge.

This time the band teamed up with Double A Paper Company, to realise a complex animation with hundreds of synchronised printers and tons of colorful paper.

See the making of “Obsession” video and the final result below.

Abstract Collages 008

Posted on February 15, 2017 by marikokoda under abstract, Art, collage, drawings

Last batch!

Enjoy my new abstract collages from my “Getting Rid Of The Shit” series. You can see the entire collection on my Artfinder online gallery.

Abstract collage on watercolour paper realised with acrylics, pens and paper.

Discover more here – https://www.artfinder.com/naomi-vona Do you like my collages? Like my Facebook Page too! https://www.facebook.com/naomivonart

Inspired – Kike Congrains

Posted on July 25, 2016 by marikokoda under Art, collage, vintage

Inspiring!

This week I show you the coloured, funny and provocative paper interventions by the Peruvian artist Kike Congrains.

I love the way how vintage and found paper cuts are put together to create original and unique collage works.

Collage of coloured paper cuts with a vintage image of a woman portrait in the centre.

Original paper cut collage artworks using vintage images.

Collage of three hands pointing the finger to a small heart that is floating into a black space.

Original paper cut collage artworks using vintage images.

Collage of a sailor looking in front of him through the binoculars. In the background of the subjects there a tiny cars that leaves colorful contrails behind them.

Original paper cut collage artworks using vintage images.

Collage of comic characters put over a natural landscape background.

Original paper cut collage artworks using vintage images.

Collage of a smiling couple surrounded by red and blue paper cuts.

Original paper cut collage artworks using vintage images.

Collage made of coloured paper with a vintage image of people on a plane in the centre.

Original paper cut collage artworks using vintage images.

Collage of a dancer floating in the air with a paper fluo gren skeleton over him. In the background of the subject there is a night skyline.

Original paper cut collage artworks using vintage images.

Collage of stairs that end into an open door where it's displayed the symbol of the third eye and the universe as a background.

Original paper cut collage artworks using vintage images.

Collage made of coloured paper cuts with a full body vintage woman paper cut in the centre of the composition.

Original paper cut collage artworks using vintage images.

Inspired – Jenny Brown

Posted on June 13, 2016 by marikokoda under Art, collage, Photography, vintage

Ah, so super inspired!

The American artist Jenny Brown creates fine art illustrations over found paper and photos.

Using pens and paper cuts, Jenny brings us into her dreamy and whimsical world, full of intricate details took directly from natural elements.

Abstract composition of natural elements with a pink salmon background.

Fine art illustrations over found paper and photos.

Abstract composition of natural elements realised over a vintage found portrait.

Fine art illustrations over found paper and photos.

Abstract composition of natural elements with a blue background.

Fine art illustrations over found paper and photos.

Abstract composition of natural elements with a cream white background.

Fine art illustrations over found paper and photos.

Abstract composition of natural elements with a black background.

Fine art illustrations over found paper and photos.

Abstract composition of natural elements with an aquamarine background.

Fine art illustrations over found paper and photos.

Abstract composition of natural elements with a grey background.

Fine art illustrations over found paper and photos.

Inspired – Ulla Jokisalo

Posted on May 30, 2016 by marikokoda under Art, collage, vintage

So inspired!

The wonderful collage interventions by the Finish artist Ulla Jokisalo are full of elegance and grace.

The artist creates unique artworks mixing paper cutting and hand sewing techniques, using also pin needles as a decoration.

Headless vintage fashion female portrait with a bird that covers the face.

Elegant collages in black and white using mixed media techniques.

Collage of a vintage fashion shot of two women with a parrot head.

Elegant collages in black and white using mixed media techniques.

Collage of a vintage fashion portrait of a woman with an animal head.

Elegant collages in black and white using mixed media techniques.

Vintage fashion shot of a full body of a woman with a wolf head and decorated with needle pins.

Elegant collages in black and white using mixed media techniques.

Collage od a fashion woman portrait wearing a fur with a rabbit head.

Elegant collages in black and white using mixed media techniques.

Collage of a faceless vintage woman portrait with a snake on her face and decorated with pin needles.

Elegant collages in black and white using mixed media techniques.

Collage of a fashion full body female portrait with a deer head.

Elegant collages in black and white using mixed media techniques.

Vintage fashion woman portrait with a animal head.

Elegant collages in black and white using mixed media techniques.

Vintage fashion woman portrait holding a cigarette wih a bird in her face decorated with blue pin needles.

Elegant collages in black and white using mixed media techniques.

Vintage fashion woman portrait with a bird head.

Elegant collages in black and white using mixed media techniques.

Vintage female portrait with a snake head

Elegant collages in black and white using mixed media techniques.

Inspired – Nina Garner

Posted on February 1, 2016 by marikokoda under Art, collage

So inspiring!

I fell in love with Nina Garner‘s mixed media artworks.

Her clever interventions are a mix and match of analogue photography cuts, found materials, elements took directly from nature and a dreamy colors combination. On her website’s Fine Art section you will find some very good projects.

Below my favorite one!

Book cover decorated with paper and mixed media materials.

Mixed media collages by Nina Garner

Small grey box decorated with mixed media materials.

Mixed media collages by Nina Garner

Paper cut in circle decorated with colorful mixed media materials.

Mixed media collages by Nina Garner

Society6 Art Print – Review And Giveaway

Posted on January 12, 2016 by marikokoda under art print, collage, Society6

Yay!

Last month I wanted to order a large sized art print from my Society6 shop. I previously just ordered a tote bag and I was pretty happy about the final result, but I was really curious to see how they manage “classic” art prints on paper.

I was a little bit disappointed with the service. The order was done on the 13th of December, the tracking system was stuck on the 16th of December for about 20 days. Once I contacted the customer service (on the 4th of January), the order appeared as arrived from the US to the UK, and was delivered a couple of days later. By the way, I can understand that there were the Christmas holidays in between, so this can happen easily during this time of the year.

The print colors are really bright and I love the thickness of the paper and its matt finish. There is a little crease into an angle of the print but luckily it’s in the white border, so the print itself was not compromised.

The packaging was good, the print arrived rolled into a thick cardboard tube fixed with plastic caps on both sides. The ruined angle is due to the fact the during the transportation the tube was slightly deformed. So let’s say that at the end I was very happy for the print but not so happy for the wait time.

And now, it’s time to give it away!

The art print is called “Il Martirio di Caterina da Siena” (Caterina from Siena’s Martyrdom) and is about one of my collages done on vintage vinyl covers. The size of the print is 22 x 22 inches (about 55 x 55 cm), so it’s pretty big.

To participate it’s super simple: leave a comment below this post and you will get the chance to win the print! The deadline is Sunday 31 of January 2016, I will draw the winner the day after using Random.org.

Good luck!

Featured + Interviews

Posted on January 5, 2016 by marikokoda under collage, featured

New features!

These are some new places where you can find my works and discover more on my art process.

Thanks to Tallulah Magazine for showing my “Blood Sugar Baby” collage, and thanks to Curve Magazine and The Commission for their interviews.

Some Of My Works On LP Covers 005

Posted on December 24, 2015 by marikokoda under collage, Music, vintage

Vinyl collages!

Doing collages on vintage vinyl covers is becoming an addiction, so here they are some other creations of mine. You can find the whole series on my Saatchi Art proflie too.

Enjoy!