Artist’s Statement
Stockmarr is a contemporary British Artist producing collaged 3-D artworks from old books, record covers and envelopes, incorporating found ephemera and original photographs.
She creates artworks defined as ‘Face Books’, ‘Picture Books’, ‘Alphabetical Encyclopaedias’, ‘Letters’, ‘LPs’ and ‘7″ Singles’, all carried off with her signature playfulness and semantic irony.
‘Face Books’ poke fun at social media. Matching old photographs with suitably titled books, profiles are constructed, creating alternative ‘Facebooks’. Apertures are cut into books, photographs and ephemera collaged within. Narratives are composed to complete the picture.
‘Picture Books’ are carefully considered illustrated book-art. Taking the original book title as her starting point she collages in detailed layers with found ephemera, creating 3-D dioramas.
‘Alphabetical Encyclopaedias’ are double-spread open books illustrating a specific page and subject with collaged ephemera. Imagery chases from one aperture, over the page and into the next. The majority of the alphabet has been completed with just a few letters remaining.
‘Letters’, created in the midst of Covid-19 lockdowns, reflect and communicate the everyday pleasures we were missing, with joyful imagery collaged into old envelopes.
‘LPs’ are created with imagery bursting from the cover, reflecting both artist and record title and evoke a nostalgic charm, with the vinyl extending out of the sleeve.
‘7″ Singles’ take a similar approach to ‘LPs’, with the vinyl itself taking centre stage, collaged to illustrate song title and pertinent lyrics.
With her extensive library of works, she produces limited edition signed giclee prints, which are available to buy in the ‘Shop’.
She exhibits nationally and internationally.