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Playing with the Page by Toon Joosen

Toon Joosen's charming collage work.

By Moss & Fog1 min read
Image 6 from Toon Joosen's 'Playing with the Page' series: a charming illustration where the flat plane of paper becomes a three-dimensional stage for unexpected visual moments, with drawn elements interacting with the physical properties of the page itself in delightfully playful ways
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The appeal of physical cut-and-paste collage is even higher in our age of digital-everything.

Dutch artist Toon Joosen keeps this tradition alive and well with his page collages. In the ever-growing series, cut and pasted characters interact with printed pages, as the printed words are scooped, collected, and even rain down on the subjects.

See more of his work on Instagram and Society6.

Images © Copyright Toon Joosen. Used with artist’s permission.

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Image 6 from Toon Joosen's 'Playing with the Page' series: a charming illustration where the flat plane of paper becomes a three-dimensional stage for unexpected visual moments, with drawn elements interacting with the physical properties of the page itself in delightfully playful ways

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