Morgan Jesse Lappin Talks about Comic Book Collages and Copyright Law
How Does Morgan Jesse Lappin Make Collage out of Vintage Comic Books?
Morgan Jesse Lappin is the founder of the Brooklyn Collage Collective. Morgan often makes some awesome, time consuming collage art using comic books as source material. He is currently hand-cutting out hundreds of “capes” for his current project.
Morgan Jesse Lappin’s work in progress, a collage made entirely out of capes cut from vintage comic books.
Just to get an idea of what Morgan will be doing with hundreds of capes, check out this recent work of his, made entirely out of hair sourced from comic books.
散髪 / Sanpatsu - 40” (Analog collage - 1000+ cuts of comic book hair) by Morgan Jesse Lappin
A bit about Morgan:
Morgan Jesse Lappin b. 1979 is a visual artist, entertainer, musician and image-maker Lappin first started creating collage art in 2007 for a clothing company creating original designs. In 2008, Lappin moved to Brooklyn and began working with paper to create contemporary collages. His art, like his mind, is a combination of comedy and chaos with elements of music, vintage horror and sci-fi. Lappin’s work ranges from seven-foot- long cartoon metropolises, to fictional album covers, to take-out Greek diner coffee cups embedded with tiny paper worlds.
He uses nostalgic material from his childhood from the 80s, such as VHS Tape boxes, video game cartridges, and any other 80's house hold items that could cause you to experience flashbacks. Having a background in collecting and curating, he set out to assemble some of his favorite collage artists from NYC, and so in 2013 the Brooklyn Collage Collective was born. The BCC has now exhibited all over the world and has a strong global presence amongst collage makers and collectors alike.
In 2017, Lappin collaborated with The Very Warm, a parent company of Weatherproof, using Lappin’s original collages to design outerwear for men and women which sold-out with Nordstrom’s. In 2018, Lappin was chosen as a guest speaker at Kolaj Fest, a multi-day festival & symposium about contemporary collage and its role in art, culture, and society.
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