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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 above all 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,
and, more recently, in the series Collages in the 1990's which continues in the tradition of his 1960's and early 1970's surrealist work.
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 above all 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,
and, more recently, in the series Collages in the 1990's which continues in the tradition of his 1960's and early 1970's surrealist work.
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