Maggie Taylor

Three trees, two rabbits, 2005

 It isn't often that I find artist's that I can say with confidence that their whole body of work is good. Usually I will go through a ton of pictures and maybe one I will like - but such is not the case with the collage artist Maggie Taylor.


The thing that captivates me the most out of her work is her use of vibrant and brilliant colors. They are deep and create a mood within the picture of being surreal, as though it was a vivid dream. The composition, despite heavy use of having the subject straight in the middle, works for what she does.

As a collage all of her pieces work together seamlessly. Though it is clear that the characters in her work stand on a different plane as the background her use of contrast and deep shading make every part of her work look as though it belongs in the world that she has created.