ABOUT THE WORK

Collage Couture

Fashion is constantly reinventing itself while also drawing from the endless diversity of the past. Add in a constant stream of new ideas, and surprising trends are born. Derek Gores takes a similar approach. For his extraordinary collages, which quote from fashion photography, he uses mosaic pieces cut from different fashion magazines.

Gores takes – often literally – the written and illustrated out of context in order to express something new. Incredible faces and female figures emerge from the countless individual pieces. At the same time, every movement is perfectly recreated, every detail clearly recognisable. What sets his work apart is its esprit and liveliness.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Born in New York in 1971, Derek Gores began to experiment with newspaper clippings at the age of 17. Now he does not only create fascinating collages with a very unique aesthetic, he also often consciously uses snippets of articles that contrast with what the image expresses.

The material is not the only thing that is multi-faceted in the collages, but also the levels of textuality. Gores creates authentic experiences, rather than just making pictures of experiences. His role models include artists such as Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, and Max Ernst. After finishing his studies at the Rhode Island School of Design, Derek Gores now lives and works in Melbourne, Florida.

TECHNIQUE

For his collages, Derek Gores uses scraps of magazines, documents, logos, and found objects from the digital realm. The artist describes his technique as an intense emotional moment, in which he gives his creativity free reign. He connects memories and thoughts with smirking details, confidently affixing paper to canvas to make perfect artistic compositions. Creative vitality adheres to his art, making it irresistibly fascinating.

Most of my pictures are of beauty, but beauty built of chaos and mess and discord.
Derek Gores

1971	Born in New York, USA
1993	Bachelor of Fine Arts from Rhode Island School of Design, USA

Solo Exhibitions (Selection)

2011	Select fair at Art Basel Miami, USA
	Collage Europe! EGAD Art Lab, Melbourne, Florida, USA
	Collage Couture, Baisden Gallery, Tampa, USA
2010	Torn, Baisden Gallery, Tampa, USA
	This is the sea, Slow Gallery, Melbourne, Florida, USA
	Blank space gallery, Torn, Orlando, USA
2009	Motorcycle: Art on the Road to Good and Evil, Deland Museum of Florida Art, USA
	"1" Group Exhibition, Slow Gallery, Melbourne, Florida, USA
	Torn, 321 Agency, Melbourne, Florida, USA

Group Exhibitions (Selection)

2013	Gonzo, with TAG Galleries, Baltimore, USA
	Vanguard, Thinkspace Gallery, USA
2012	Wild at heart, Thinkspace Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
	Synergy, Thinkspace Gallery/Spoke Art San Francisco, USA
2011	Torn and Tattered, 3 person show, Thinkspace gallery, USA
	Lax/PDX at Together gallery, Portland, Oregon, USA
	Torn, Elliott Fouts Gallery, Sacramento, USA
	Chemistry, Egad! Art Lab, Melbourne, USA
2010	Robot Love, Brevard Art Museum, Melbourne, USA
	London Miles Gallery, 40. London, UK
	Love Conquers All, Thinkspace, USA
	Re:form School produced by REDU, New York City, USA
	Thinkspace 5th Anniversary Show, USA
	Elliot Fouts Gallery, group invitational, Sacramento, USA
	Gallery Provocateur, Chicago, USA
	Manifest Equality, group show by Yosi Sergant and Apple Via, USA
2009	Parlor gallery Memento Mori, Asbury Park, USA
	Déjà vu, Slow gallery, Melbourne, USA
	Manifest Hope, Irvine Contemporary, Washington DC, USA
2008	Sublime of the Times, Melbourne, USA
	The Fine Line, 321 Agency, Melbourne, USA
2007	Urban Supervision, Imago Gallery, Melbourne, USA

www.derekgores.com

Additional Information

Video

www.youtube.com/watch?v=J18pGuUYb5Y