Mark Watkins

Artist Statement

I am a collage artist based in Staffordshire, United Kingdom.

In making analog collage, my practice reflects and makes observations about the human condition. Themes consider the transient and fragile nature of existence and the passing of time during which memories recede, re-surface or are lost.

Working with vintage source material, disparate fragments representing specific moments from the past are juxtaposed or layered to create a new narrative for the future. The process seeks to embrace an aesthetic beauty found in fragments which have been discarded or overlooked with starting points often triggered by its imperfect condition.

‘Red’, hand cut collage using vintage paper fragments on cotton rag paper, 11cm x 15cm
‘Arrangement’, hand cut collage using vintage paper fragments on cotton rag paper, 11cm x 15cm
‘Arrangement’, hand cut collage using vintage paper fragments on cotton rag paper, 11cm x 15cm
‘In Bloom’, hand cut collage using vintage paper fragments on cotton rag paper, 11cm x 15cm
‘In Bloom’, hand cut collage using vintage paper fragments on cotton rag paper, 11cm x 15cm
‘Leaves’, hand cut collage on vintage paper, 9cm x 13cm
‘Leaves’, hand cut collage on vintage paper, 9cm x 13cm