Robin Young
“The act of collaging for me can sometimes border on the impulsive. Sitting on my soft, yellow sofa, I often begin flipping through sourced magazines until something piques my interest, and off I go with a pair of scissors, slicing the image from the pages. Then delving through the stacks of collected materials, adding, weaving, and pasting the many images together. Not stopping until
satisfied with the finished piece. Along with many other artistic pursuits, I create these small pieces daily as a sort of meditation to start the day.”
Based in Borrego Springs, California, artist Robin Young currently works in mixed media, focusing mostly on collage and contemporary art-making. Her focus on collage art using magazine clippings, masking tape, wallpaper, jewelry, feathers, foil, etc., allows her to delve deeply into the whimsical and intuitive.
From large, life-sized pieces to 3D sculptures and small postcard-sized arrangements, Robin's keen eye and gripping aesthetic guide her viewers into her own semi-readymade world. Repurposing nostalgic images for lighthearted and sometimes disquieting messages; Robin’s artistic universe is strange, funky, sometimes perverse and always alluring.