La Hollandaise

Hand-stitched collage made from found papers, and my nana’s thread.

13 x 18cms.

La Hollandaise, Pablo Picasso, 1905. Taken from this book.

The pussy-grabbing hand belongs to Donald Trump. Cut from the London Evening Standard, 19.12.17. Photographer unknown.

The hat was cut from a photograph of Zadie Smith taken by Murdo Macleod. The Guardian, 18.1.18.

The bra was cut from Time Out London. Made by This Is Not A Love Song. Photographer unknown.

The bubble gum was cut from a photograph by Holly Andres in Time Out London. Tune-Yards.

The Earrings were taken from a photograph of Frida Kahlo by Nickolas Muray. London Evening Standard.

© Alison Sye, 2018. All images of my work are my copyright, and as such will never be reproduced in hard-print format (it goes completely against the grain of my work, I don’t add new stuff to the world, but use what is already here), or in digital format without permission. Credit must always be given to myself and the photographers involved.

Tête De Femme

Hand-stitched collage made from found papers, and my nana’s thread.

13 x 18cms.

Tête De Femme, Pablo Picasso, 1946. Taken from this book.

The femme in question is Françoise Gilot.

The lips and eyes belong to Frida Kahlo. Cut from the London Evening Standard. Photo by Nickolas Muray.

All of my work is individually numbered. This piece is 878.

© Alison Sye, 2018. All images of my work are my copyright, and as such will never be reproduced in hard-print format (it goes completely against the grain of my work, I don’t add new stuff to the world, but use what is already here), or in digital format without permission. Credit must always be given to myself and the photographers involved.

Rift

Hand-stitched collage using found newspapers, this magazine, and my nana’s thread.

It’s a collection of people whose clothes have something to say.

32.5cms x 120cms.

Click on the link to see details and credits for each section: One, Two, Three, Four and Five.

Or see a video of the finished piece, here.

All of my work is individually numbered. This piece is 876.

© Alison Sye, 2018. All images of my work are my copyright, and as such will never be reproduced in hard-print format (it goes completely against the grain of my work, I don’t add new stuff to the world, but use what is already here), or in digital format without permission. Credit must always be given to myself and the photographers involved.

Rift, Section 5

 

This is the fifth, and final, section of Rift, a hand-stitched collage made from discarded newspapers and magazines.

Eric Bristow, the Crafty Cockney. Died on 5th April, 2018. Cut from the London Evening Standard, 6th April 2018. Getty Images.

Background: Richard Serra with Abstract Slavery (1974) in his studio, New York 1974. Cut from an article in this magazine. Photo by Aad Hoogendoorn, text by Neil Cox.

Click here to see Sections One, Two, Three and Four.

Or see a video of the finished piece, here.

© Alison Sye, 2018. All images of my work are my copyright, and as such will never be reproduced in hard-print format (it goes completely against the grain of my work, I don’t add new stuff to the world, but use what is already here), or in digital format without permission. Credit must always be given to myself and the photographers involved.

Femme En Chemise

Hand-stitched collage made from found papers, and my nana’s thread.

13 x 18cms.

Femme En Chemise, Pablo Picasso, 1920. Taken from this book.

The arm belongs to David Bailey. Photograph by Fenton Bailey, 2012.

The hat comes from Love Island’s presenter, Caroline Flack. Cut from an article by Barbara Ellen in the Observer (27.5.18). Photo: ITV.

© Alison Sye, 2018. All images of my work are my copyright, and as such will never be reproduced in hard-print format (it goes completely against the grain of my work, I don’t add new stuff to the world, but use what is already here), or in digital format without permission. Credit must always be given to myself and the photographers involved.

Picasso, 1949

Picasso by Jacques Lassaigne.

Editions Aimery Somogy, Paris, 1949.

ARS Mundi.

Directeur Technique: Max Petitjean (M.A.P.).

Printed in France.

Originally purchased in Foyles, Charing Cross Road, London.

 

Even though this book is knackered, I have been unable to take a needle to it for twenty years.

Both books, and Pablo, are sacrosanct.

I have loved Picasso’s work for as long as I can remember. Like, goosebumps loved. But lately, I have become increasingly angry at this male artist genius thing.

That, and Picasso was forty-five when he started the relationship with seventeen-year-old Marie-Thérèse.

Also, listening to this song provoked my act of insignificant anarchy, somewhat. Scroll down for lyrics, by Jonathan Richman.

Well some people try to pick up girls
And get called assholes
This never happened to Pablo Picasso
He could walk down your street
And girls could not resist his stare and
So Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole

Well the girls would turn the colour
Of the avocado when he would drive
Down their street in his El Dorado
He could walk down your street
And girls could not resist his stare
Pablo Picasso never got called an asshole
Not like you
Alright

Well he was only 5’3″
But girls could not resist his stare
Pablo Picasso never got called an asshole
Not in New York

Oh well be not schmuck, be not obnoxious,
Be not bellbottom bummer or asshole
Remember the story of Pablo Picasso
He could walk down your street
And girls could not resist his stare
Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole
Alright this is it

Some people try to pick up girls
And they get called an asshole
This never happened to Pablo Picasso
He could walk down your street
And girls could not resist his stare and so
Pablo Picasso was never called…

Sheltered, Section 3

Section 3 of Sheltered. See here for Section 1 and here for Section 2.

Hand-stitched collage, made from discarded newspapers and these, cut-in-half. Oh, and Nana’s thread, as always.

Click on each ‘shelter’ for credits: Santa Ana, Hither Green, Salisbury, Rachel Whiteread, Aleppo.

© Alison Sye, 2018. All images of my work are my copyright, and as such will never be reproduced in hard-print format (it goes completely against the grain of my work, I don’t add new stuff to the world, but use what is already here), or in digital format without permission. Credit must always be given to myself and the photographers involved.

Rift, Section 4

This is the fourth section of Rift, a hand-stitched collage made from discarded newspapers and this magazine.

From left to right:

Unnamed person at the Grenfell memorial service at St. Paul’s Cathedral. Cut from an article by Nicholas Cecil and John Dunne, in the London Evening Standard, 14.12.17. The photographer is possibly Jeremy Selwyn.

Theresa May at the Maidenhead Easter Charity Run. Cut from the Guardian, 31.3.18. Photograph by Mark Kerrison/Alamy.

Click on the link to see details and credits for each section: One, Two, Three, and Five.

Or see a video of the finished piece, here.

© Alison Sye, 2018. All images of my work are my copyright, and as such will never be reproduced in hard-print format (it goes completely against the grain of my work, I don’t add new stuff to the world, but use what is already here), or in digital format without permission. Credit must always be given to myself and the photographers involved.

 

Rift, Section 3

From left to right:

Unnamed protester cut from an article by Mark Wallace. Getty Images. The i newspaper, 24.4.18.

Sabika Sheikh, a Pakistani student who joined Santa Fe High School on a foreign exchange scholarship. Her body was flown back to Pakistan on 23rd May, 2018. Cut from the Times, 21.5.18. Article by Will Pavia. Family photograph.

Queen Elizabeth II. Cut from the London Evening Standard, 20.3.18. Photographer uncredited.

Danielle Henry as Annie Kenney in Votes For Women at the New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-Under-Lyme. The play was written by Elizabeth Robins, an American actor/writer who moved to England to restart her life after the death of her husband in 1888. It was adapted and directed by Theresa Heskins. Cut from a review by Natalie Haynes in the Guardian, 14.3.18. The photo is either by Andrew Billington, Jamie Orchard Lisle or Jon Rowley. Difficult to tell.

The images have been hand-stitched to an article from this magazine.

Click on the link to see details and credits for each section: One, Two, Three, Four and Five.

Or see a video of the finished piece, here.

© Alison Sye, 2018. All images of my work are my copyright, and as such will never be reproduced in hard-print format (it goes completely against the grain of my work, I don’t add new stuff to the world, but use what is already here), or in digital format without permission. Credit must always be given to myself and the photographers involved.

Rift, Section 2

From left to right:

Unnamed demonstrator at a march for more liberal abortion rights across Ireland. Dublin. Photo by Clodagh Kilcoyne/ Reuters. Cut from the Guardian, 6.3.18. Article by Harriet Sherwood.

Deborah Harry. Cut from the Observer 17.9.17. Getty Images.

Unnamed protester, against the misuse of data by Facebook, outside Portcullis House, London. Cut from the Guardian, 27.4.18. Article by Jim Waterson. Photo by Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPA.

Explanations for the next three people can be found, here. (And also information on the Richard Serra article).

Background: Quadruple Rift by Richard Serra, 2017. Cut from an article in this magazine. Photo by Aad Hoogendoorn, text by Neil Cox.

Click on the link to see details and credits for each section: One, Three, Four and Five.

Or see a video of the finished piece, here.

© Alison Sye, 2018. All images of my work are my copyright, and as such will never be reproduced in hard-print format (it goes completely against the grain of my work, I don’t add new stuff to the world, but use what is already here), or in digital format without permission. Credit must always be given to myself and the photographers involved.