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Derek Gores
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… Read more
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Where To Be
Collage Couture
$ 1,699
Union Jack and Jill
Collage Couture
from $ 499 to $ 1,099
Directory Assistance II
Collage Couture
$ 4,690
Fierce Creatures
Collage Couture
from $ 449 to $ 1,399
Uptown Playground
Collage Couture
from $ 449 to $ 1,399
Springtime Catwalk
Collage Couture
from $ 449 to $ 1,099
Diamonds in the Sky
Collage Couture
$ 449
Cut the Conversation
Collage Couture
$ 449
Sea of Tranquility
Collage Couture
from $ 499 to $ 1,149
On the Line
Collage Couture
from $ 699 to $ 1,399
See Ya Later
Collage Couture
from $ 649 to $ 1,399
Ocean View
Collage Couture
from $ 499 to $ 1,149
Directory Assistance II
Minis
$ 159
Selection - Collage Couture
Minis
Flight
Minis
$ 159
Background Information about Derek Gores
Introduction
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
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
Bio
| 1971 | Born in New York, USA |
| 1993 | Bachelor of Fine Arts from Rhode Island School of Design, USA |
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
| 2022 | Tropicollage, Gallery 14, Vero Beach, United States Derek Gores Gallery, Melbourne, United States |
| 2018 | Loews South Beach, Artist in Residence, Miami, United States |
| 2016 | Hotel Bel-Air, Artist in Residence, Los Angeles, United States |
| 2011 | Select Fair auf der Art Basel Miami, United States Collage Europe!, Egad Art Lab, Melbourne, United States Collage Couture, Baisden Gallery Tampa, United States |
| 2010 | Torn, Baisden Gallery, Tampa, Vereinigte Staaten This is the Sea, Slow Gallery, Melbourne, Vereinigte Staaten Torn, Blank Space Gallery Orlando, United States |
| 2009 | Motorcycle: art on the road to good and evil, Deland Museum of Florida Art, United States Torn, 321 Agency, Melbourne, United States |
Group Exhibitions
| 2022 | Visual Poetry Group Show, Gallery 14, Vero Beach, United States Charlestown Gallery, Charlestown, United States Eisenhauer Gallery, Martha’s Vineyard, United States Galerie Beauchamp Quebec, Canada Thinkspace Gallery, Los Angeles, United States Laguna Gallery of Contemporary Art, Laguna Beach, United States Parlor Gallery, Asbury Park, United States Artclub Paris, Paris, France |
| 2021 | Scope Miami, Miami, United States |
| 2019 | Scope Miami, Show with Jon Louis Gonzalez, Miami, United States Moniker Art Fair, New York City, United States Reveal Art Fair, Saratoga Springs, United States LUMAS Gallery London, London, United Kingdom Local Edition, Solo Exhibit Retrospective at the Foosaner Art Museum, Melbourne, United States |
| 2018 | Moniker Art Fair, New York City, United States |
| 2016 | LUMAS x LONGINES, Paris, France Aqua Art Miami, Miami, United States Reveal Art Fair, Saratoga Springs, United States |
| 2014 | Scope Miami, with Thinkspace Gallery, United States |
| 2013 | Gonzo, Tag Galleries, Baltimore, United States Vanguard, Thinkspace Gallery, United States |
| 2012 | Wild at Heart, Thinkspace Gallery, Los Angeles, United States Synergy, Thinkspace Gallery/Spoke Art, San Francisco, United States |
| 2011 | Torn and Tattered, Thinkspace Gallery, United States Lax/Pdx, Together Gallery, Portland, Oregon, United States Torn, Elliott Fouts Gallery, Sacramento, United States Chemistry, Egad! Art Lab, Melbourne, United States |
| 2010 | Robot Love, Brevard Art Museum, Melbourne, United Statesn London Miles Gallery, London, United Kingdom Love Conquers All, Thinkspace, Los Angeles, United States Re:Form School, New York City, United States Thinkspace 5th Anniversary Show, Los Angeles, United States Still Life Invitational, Elliot Fouts Gallery group Invitational, Sacramento, United States Gallery Provocateur Chicago, United States Manifest Equality, group show by Yosi Sergant and Apple Via, Los Angeles, United States |
| 2009 | Memento Mori, Parlor Gallery, Asbury Park, United States Déjà Vu, Slow Gallery, Melbourne, United States Manifest Hope, Irvine Contemporary, United States 1, Group Exhibition, Slow Gallery, Melbourne, United States |
| 2008 | Sublime of the Times, Melbourne, United States The Fine Line, 321 Agency, Melbourne, United Staten |
| 2007 | Urban Subversion, Imago Gallery, Melbourne, United States |
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