Carolyn Beehler's collaged artworks of travel adventures inspired by Vincent van Gogh
For American visual artist , collage offers endless possibilities thanks to its "textures words and symbols that create layers of story and symbolism". In this particular series, the Music City-based creative shares her paper-based artworks inspired by travel – all using materials from books, magazines and brochures.
From biking through China and visiting a family in Hong Kong to discovering the sights in Naples and Venice, these collaged, impressionist-style images are influenced by Vincent van Gogh and Salvador Dali – who, of course, pioneered expressions of movement as well as a dreamlike fusion of unrelated images.
Carolyn graduated from O'More College of Design in 2009 and spent the next few years travelling, including a six-month stay in Shanghai. Throughout her travels and experimenting with various mediums over the years, including pen and ink, paint, and fashion illustration, she kept pushing the boundaries of paper-based collage. "I wanted find a way to manipulate paper in a way that I did with painting," she explains.
Based in Nashville, Carolyn is currently working on her latest collection based on her experiences of living in China. Discover more at .
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