Collages

page updated 04/11/26

HIGHLIGHTED BLUE (IMAGES) BUTTONS BELOW give links to digital (2d/flat) collages created by me, baker b., starting in 2004.  They were primary made using Microsoft Paint, although some work, especially in earlier collages, was accomplished in Adobe Photoshop.

Collages are most broadly arranged by what I call collections and, within these, series. Collections so far include:

ART 10×10 (2004-2009, composed of 6 individual series w/ 100 total collages),

GILATONA-LIS (2013, 3 individual series numbering 30 collages),

FALMOUTH (2014, no individual series totaling 60 collages),

RED UMBRELLA (2014-2015, 3 individual series; 30 collages total),

BOOS (2015, no individual series; 30 collages), and then,

BOGOTA (2016-2026; 2-5 “legitimate” individual series composed of about 40 – 80 “legitimate” collages in total).

There is a clear dividing point in collage production between what can be called pre photo-novel era collages (2004-2015) and photo-novel era collages (2016-2026).  Collections from 2004-2015, or Art 10×10, Gilatona-Lis, Falmouth, Red Umbrella, and Boos, contain series that have a more or less cohesive internal meaning and can be successfully analyzed as a group. Collages from 2016 on, which exist only within the Bogota collection, are a looser group of more sporadically produced collages dependent on photo-novels for ultimate meaning and context (SEE: WRITING header page).

HIGHLIGHTED RED (ANALYSIS) BUTTONS BELOW give links to interpretations of collage series. These analyses were mostly written out at the same time or shortly after the act of forming the images themselves. Especially pre-2016, creating the collages was only part 1 of the process. Interpreting was the second half for me, and kept the production flow going as well. I see them like dreams to be scrutinized for deeper meaning. I consider the most successful interpretation of a series to be the one for Boos, or the last from the pre photo-novel era.

https://bakerbloch.com/collages/boos-01/
https://bakerbloch.com/collages/boos-02/
https://bakerbloch.com/collages/boos-03/

Most collages — and this applies to all collections now — are single image pieces, although some of these combine to form rudimentary animations. Alternately, some band together to create side-by-side diptychs, triptychs and even tetraptychs.

Almost all collage series names (and some collection names) come from places in or near Jasper County, Illinois, the majority of which are shown on the following maps: 01, 02. The reasons for this are mysterious, since I’ve never visited the county and have no other connections to the area.

DISCLAIMER:

Collages found on this site are not for sale, and are exhibited for educational purposes only, abiding by fair use principles.

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BOGOTA (2016-2026)

Cricket
Bogota Proper
Silverton
Picturetown
Ebbert
Willow Hill
Bogota: ALL_____

BOOS (2015)

Boos 1-10
Boos 11-20
Boos 21-30
Boos: ALL______

RED UMBRELLA (2014-2015)

Sam Parr
Embarras
Stonethrow
Red Umbrella: ALL

FALMOUTH (2014)

Falmouth: 1-6
Falmouth: 7-25
Falmouth: 26-43
Falmouth: 44-61
Falmouth: ALL___

GILATONA-LIS (2013)

Gila
Latona
Lis
Falmouth Minor (included in Lis)
Gilatona-Lis: ALL__

ART 10×10 (2004-2009)

Greenup
Rose Hill
Yale-Newton
Oblong
Hidalgo
Wheeler-Jasper
Art 10×10: ALL____

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OLDER ART

https://bakerbloch.com/collages/olderart/

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