I have decided to look at different artists and their approach to collage for inspiration for my zine. Firstly I looked at Ben Giles, and his “flower collection” collages. I really like the contrast between the mood of the emotionless black and white photos to the vibrant gush of colourful flowers which are emerged amongst them.

Secondly I looked at John Stezaker. I was drawn to Stezaker to the way he plays on juxtaposition as a theme regularly in his work. Women are collaged against men, landscapes against love, angry against happy. He also uses repetition in his collages which have a modernist edge. The way his photographs fit together like a puzzle is endearing.

The third artist I looked at was Linder Sterling. Sterling is a well known feminist and her collages are mostly of women, often cut out of pornographic magazines and images from women’s fashion and domestic magazines, particularly those of domestic appliances, making a point about the cultural expectations of women and the treatment of female body.