Jesse Treece, an artist living in Seattle, is a master of collage. His work posses a sense of the unreal, created by mixing elements of the mundane. Jeese agreed to have a quick chat about his work. You can find more of his work here.
What drew you to work with collage?
What drew you to work with collage?
I don't really know! I started making them in late 2009 after burning out on trying to write songs and it just seemed to come naturally to me. I felt there was a lot I could explore with the medium.
Where do you source the images you use?
Whatever cool vintage books and magazines I can find at thriftstores, used book stores, etc. I use National Geographic a lot and someone gave me a huge stack of 60's Life magazines a few months ago.
Which is your favourite piece you have done?
It changes all the time but right now it's this one: https://www.flickr.com/photos/collageartbyjesse/7027325285/. I love the simplicity and how the little bit of color jumps out against the stark black and white.
What can inspire you to make a piece?
People, nature, books, film, music, comic books, paintings, art of all kinds.
Are your pieces political? Does your work address any themes in general?
I try not to spell anything out in my collage work, it's usually an expression of my inner workings and not so much about politics or any kind of "message". I do love to hear other people's interpretations though.
A lot of your collages incorporate images of space. Are you into science fiction?
I actually don't feel like I use many space images these days. I do like using images that, when put together the right way, evoke a sense of otherworldliness and strangeness. But yes, I do love science fiction when it's done well. I went through a rabid Philip K. Dick phase where I couldn't get enough of his work and I'm just finishing up Neuromancer by William Gibson.
I actually don't feel like I use many space images these days. I do like using images that, when put together the right way, evoke a sense of otherworldliness and strangeness. But yes, I do love science fiction when it's done well. I went through a rabid Philip K. Dick phase where I couldn't get enough of his work and I'm just finishing up Neuromancer by William Gibson.
What are your future plans for your work?
I would love to explore more collaborative opportunities and keep finding ways to stay excited about my own work. I just revived an old collaborative collage project called Ice Cream Kingdoms (www.icecreamkingdoms.tumblr.com) which is a rebound vintage book that will be sent through the mail to a bunch of artists around the world to work in, I'm excited about that.
What’s your favourite breakfast?
My mother's homemade biscuits and gravy, mmmm
Jesse Treece, an artist living in Seattle, is a master of collage. His work posses a sense of the unreal, created by mixing elements of the mundane. Jeese agreed to have a quick chat about his work. You can find more of his work here.
What drew you to work with collage?
What drew you to work with collage?
I don't really know! I started making them in late 2009 after burning out on trying to write songs and it just seemed to come naturally to me. I felt there was a lot I could explore with the medium.
Where do you source the images you use?
Whatever cool vintage books and magazines I can find at thriftstores, used book stores, etc. I use National Geographic a lot and someone gave me a huge stack of 60's Life magazines a few months ago.
Which is your favourite piece you have done?
It changes all the time but right now it's this one: https://www.flickr.com/photos/collageartbyjesse/7027325285/. I love the simplicity and how the little bit of color jumps out against the stark black and white.
What can inspire you to make a piece?
People, nature, books, film, music, comic books, paintings, art of all kinds.
Are your pieces political? Does your work address any themes in general?
I try not to spell anything out in my collage work, it's usually an expression of my inner workings and not so much about politics or any kind of "message". I do love to hear other people's interpretations though.
A lot of your collages incorporate images of space. Are you into science fiction?
I actually don't feel like I use many space images these days. I do like using images that, when put together the right way, evoke a sense of otherworldliness and strangeness. But yes, I do love science fiction when it's done well. I went through a rabid Philip K. Dick phase where I couldn't get enough of his work and I'm just finishing up Neuromancer by William Gibson.
I actually don't feel like I use many space images these days. I do like using images that, when put together the right way, evoke a sense of otherworldliness and strangeness. But yes, I do love science fiction when it's done well. I went through a rabid Philip K. Dick phase where I couldn't get enough of his work and I'm just finishing up Neuromancer by William Gibson.
What are your future plans for your work?
I would love to explore more collaborative opportunities and keep finding ways to stay excited about my own work. I just revived an old collaborative collage project called Ice Cream Kingdoms (www.icecreamkingdoms.tumblr.com) which is a rebound vintage book that will be sent through the mail to a bunch of artists around the world to work in, I'm excited about that.
What’s your favourite breakfast?
My mother's homemade biscuits and gravy, mmmm
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