COLLAGES

Steven McCarthy has worked in collage for over 15 years, delighting in the opportunity to propose new meaning through the juxtapostion of texts and images.

The works depicted here are from 2020–2021. Click the links below to see multiple collages from these three bodies of work:

• Paper collages
• Billboard collages
• Varnished collages
• Artist's statement

A digitally interactive collage with sound was co-created with Jessica Barness, and juried into All Together Now: Sound x Design at the Design Museum of Chicago. See it / hear it here.

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DISSEMINATION

Barness, J. and McCarthy, S. J. (2021) Co-Collage Remix (http://collagingcollage.com and two analog collages). All Together Now: Sound x Design at Chicago Design Museum. Chicago, Illinois.

McCarthy, S. J. (2022) Sensible Nonsense: Collage as Redesign. Message journal. University of Plymouth Press, UK. Two bodies of collage work as shown in 12 images. 82–87.

McCarthy, S. J. (2022) The Endowment collage. Putting The Pieces Back Together nationally juried exhibition. Bristol Art Museum, Rhode Island.

McCarthy, S. J. (2022) More, All Mood vinyl collages. Our Neighborhood nationally juried exhibition at A.D. Gallery. University of North Carolina, Pembroke.

McCarthy, S. J. (2024) Collage as Cut-n-Paste Past. Solo show featuring 33 collage works.
Alma College. Alma, Michigan.