Cohort 52 is a platform for emerging voices from the Applied Art & Design program at Sierra College in Northern California. Cohort 52 is facilitated by Assistant Professor Vincent Pacheco.

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James Inman

“…I have never thought of collage as a serious form of artwork.”

 

Interview

Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? 

My name is James Inman, 49 year old and I’m taking Graphic design to get a degree and going to college full time. Father of 3, retired, and play disc golf in my free time and with my kids.

 

How much experience do you have with collage?

Just started last year.

 

Collage artists tend to be picky when it comes to their source material. Can you talk about your approach for selecting your images and/or publications?

Not picky, just exploring all media.

 

Were there any large themes you intended to explore or unpack before you began with this series of work? Did you stay on theme, or did things change as you began physically cutting and pasting images?

Some I was torn between a couple different routs.

 

How did your background and life experiences inform your colleagues?

After doing some it was apparent that I had a direction all the time.

 

What was your environment and set-up like when making the work? Did you listen to music? Did you work in isolation, or were you surrounded by distraction? Do you think this influenced the work you made?

Music, Alone at times and having crystal as a friend and work partner to bounce ideas off each other.

 

Scissors or X-Acto?

Both

 

Was there anything unexpected that emerged while creating your work? Any new epiphanies?

Not having enough media to choose from.

 

Looking at your work again, has your understanding of your collages changed over time? Has any hidden meaning emerged?

Yes, yea it has a meaning.

 

Many artists are using the pandemic as a moment to pause and reflect. Do you think Covid-19 informed your work in any way? 

No,

 

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