Collages

Collages 1968 - 1975
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*Locus Solus* 1972	*Saved At Last* 1972
*Putrefaction Ritual* 1971	*Comet Scene* 1972
*Arabian Daze* (from *Saturated Scenes*) 1968	Ondines 1971
*Dance of the Infidels* 1974	*Venus on the Moon* 1974
*Ragnarok* 1974	*Vindication of Species* 1972

Gregg Simpson first came to critical and public attention in Canada with his collages, made from illustrations in old books of knowledge,

         physical culture encyclopedias or obscure science texts. Simpson often used photographic sources combined with coloured or black and
         white illustrations from old books. His use of materials was different from Kurt Shwitters, for instance, or other artists, like Picasso,
       who were more concerned with the textural and assemblage qualities of collage. Simpson was more influenced by the hallucinatory
       qualities of collage. His main influence was not only the collage work of Max Ernst but also the paintings of Rene Magritte.

        These collages appear in productions such as, Saturated Scenes (Intermedia Press 1973), and on the covers of books, cassettes and LP
         record covers, plus in limited edition prints. His 1971 suite of collages, The Black Arts in Antilla, was originally published in the
         periodical Lodgisticks in 1975. Most recently his collages are featured in the 1997 book, Mad Boys, by Vancouver poet, Jamie Reid,
          published by Coach House Press.