Collage and mixed media artist, Kareem Rizk, is from Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia. Since his shift of focus from graphic design to fine art and illustration in 2006 and his pursuit of developing his style, Rizk has been cutting and pasting his way towards a unique and contemporary style of collage and mixed media art that has earned him international recognition - as well as continued success working with numerous galleries, fine art publishers and creative companies all around the world.
Collecting mostly old magazines and books but also scraps from torn billboards and street posters, discarded tickets, postcards, brochures and catalogues, Rizk has been sorting through op shops, flea markets, garage sales, antique stores and city streets around the world to find the images and ephemera that have found their way into his very nostalgic and weathered collage and mixed media works.
Working mediums include collage, acrylic, oil pastel, pencil, solvent transfers and acrylic transfers. The work is highly textured and often multi-layered with a nostalgic and weathered quality. Rizkâs works can often be vibrant with colour, while others display a very refined or minimal palette. Working methods also extend to digital collage with a very gritty and realistic display of texture and layering. The digital work began as an experiment in blurring the line between handmade collage and digital collage.
