°COLLAGE ARTIST° AND ADHD MADE ME DO THE REST.
Denise Kynd
is an international Mulitalent
I love paper and it is my medium. Throughout my travels I have collected different types of papers, unique to a place or often having a particular appeal to my tastes. Varied colors, textures and patterns are what attract me most and I find the most joy working with them. Combining these papers with my memories allow me to create this world where neither time nor space are valued, it is in the moment which I create, as if in a meditative trance allowing my subconscious to flow freely. A therapeutic element of collage art is meticulously working with glue; I enjoy the feel of it on my hands as I delicately handle each piece of paper and carefully remove the air bubbles that naturally form underneath. My work embodies “symmetrical chaos,” I am able to cause tension by slightly skewing the repeated and mirrored images. Balance is also achieved through use of a consistent palette. At times, I will include strokes of paint to accentuate particular aspects of an image, but I do not rely heavily upon this medium. I use a central image as a focal point and as the beginning narrative to a piece. The main image dictates the layout, the color scheme, and ultimately the resulting mood. My major pieces consist of appropriated commercial images, bringing to light media’s influence on social aesthetics, while at the same time discussing the modern human experience. These are images that we can all relate to because of their familiarity. I see my work as cyclical, I recycle materials which are normally overlooked or easily thrown away for the next new thing and give them a meaningful, eternal life.
CUSTOM ARTWORK
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FEMME
Marlene Dietrich
70X100CM
paper on canvas
The client of this piece has a passion and admiration for collage. I loved how open she was to my ideas as well as still keeping deep consideration for what she requested. It was a lot of fun creating this piece and the color palette is just beautifully insane!
SUN RA
60X40CM
paper on canvas
This custom piece was requested by a person who wanted to gift it to their partner. Having received details on what the person would like and establishing a picture of this persons taste, who is an ultimate music lover. It was a feast to make this beautiful piece, because I am too a huge fan of Sun Ra.
A CLASSIC HERO
LIEBE
70X100CM
paper on canvas
The client sent me some paper and stickers which she really wanted to be incorporated into the collage, I love when this happens because I can give their personal memories an eternal life. Custom-stamped-tape was made for this piece as well.
THE GREATEST
70X100CM
paper on canvas
The client sent me some paper and stickers which she really wanted to be incorporated into the collage, I love when this happens because I can give their personal memories an eternal life. Custom-stamped-tape was made for this piece as well.
BOOK COVER ARTWORK
paper on canvas
Embodying Difference: Critical Phenomenology and Narratives of Disability, Race, and Sexuality by Simon Dickel
This request was for a book cover. My first one so far as a collage. After speaking to the Author who explained in detail, what this book entails I made sure to translate it visually.
WEB PREVIEW
front and back
FINAL PRINTED
VERSION
WHITE LIGHT
Amy Winehouse
90X60CM
paper on canvas
This client is a huge Amy Winehouse Fan and I wanted to play with her signature - which is her hair. I didn't want it to be obvious and keep the mystery about her.
Nargis
90X60CM
paper on canvas
The majority of the paper in this custom piece is from the client herself. She is an Artist and works in the medium of video. Still images were taken from her work and worked into this collage.
QUEEN B
ICE QUEEN
Björk
90X60CM
paper on canvas
This was my first custom piece which I made in the beginning stages of my career in 2011. The client is by far the biggest Björk fan which I have met to date. With a huge love for nature, this piece came together easily as Björk represents all elements of life.
INQUIRE YOUR CUSTOM PIECE
NO INPUT, NO OUTPUT
a chronicle piece from the first lockdown of the year 2020
STAY SOFT
2,20X1,60M
PAPER ON CANVAS
In 2020 the entire world changed. Emotions of uncertainty, fear and helplessness were on the daily agenda. Existential fears were a common aspect for everyone. How will my future look like? Will I get sick? Is my family safe? Were just the surface of daily thoughts every human on the planet would ask themselves for the next three years. I made this Collage to express strength in such a vulnerable time. To have hope and persevere. In boxing it is not just the physical strength you need-in order to fight your opponent but a mental state you need to be strong in as well. This is why I picked the title “stay soft” to be in all my strength.
ERYKAH BADU
2,20X1,60M
paper on canvas
SUN RA
2,20X1,60M
paper on canvas
SADE ADU
2,20X1,60M
paper on canvas
KISS
MY
AURA
CUMU Series 2022
1,00X1,50M
SOFT DRAMA
PAPER ON CANVAS
1,00X1,50M
NEW CODES
PAPER ON CANVAS
my peaceful chaos,
it is my own.
Let me explain,
to further atone.
Storms of others,
pass along - some violent,
some toned.
and others are harmless,
with no damage - at all.
They seize their way
unforgivingly,
I shut an eye - and escort them,
gracefully.
Watching it fade,
tenaciously.
To only visit as,
a distant memory.
It is something,
which tries to -
torment me endlessly.
I plea for sun
and calm breezes.
For them too - to withstand,
whichever storm might,
visit them insistently.
To swift away from me,
so I stay in my own sanity.
I too, am a storm
but manage quietly,
Not wanting harm,
nor dismay -
for when paths,
might cross at day.
With air we pass
and might never meet,
this transition -
is my personal defeat.
VITAE
2010 The JamJar / Groupshow / Dubai
2011 Dubai Mall / Mega Doll 2.0 / Dubai
2013 STILL / CharityEvent / ChildrenCancerCenterLebanon / Dubai
2013 KTUB / Seattle
2014 BCK TO THE ROOTS IN THE WOODS 2014 / Germany
2015 MATEO GALLERY / NY
2014-16 BA GRAPHIC DESIGN /University Of Hertfordshire
2015 Den Gallery / Kuwait
2015 Perseverance Of Papillon / Three Corners Hotel / El Gouna
2016 Steigenberger Golf Resort Hotel / El Gouna
2016 Internship Leo Burnett / Cairo
2016 PopUp Shop / Cairo
2017 Stadtrevue Internship / Cologne
2017 NiehlerFreiheit “Kunst Aus Nichts” / Cologne
2017 The Platform045 / Heerlen
2017 Ürbäng Festival / Cologne
2018 “Surrender To Your Soul And The Rest Will Follow” CharityEvent / Kinder Jemens In Not E.V. / Cologne
2018 Grains Of Wisdom Collaboration Project Music Video
2018 Le Pavillon Des Canaux / Paris
2018 Yemeni Girl / Bash / Cologne
2019 PLAY Collaboration Byron Art / Cologne
2019 Bubble - EQUITY / Cologne
2019 Songversations / Berlin
2020 16.Kunstnacht Wallraf-Richartz-Museum / Cologne
2021 Digital exhibition developed as part of UMMA’s Guest Instagram Curator Program
2021 "bygones are bygones" curator Marie Donike / Cologne
2022 Dejlig Conceptstore / Cologne
2022 Agata Roastery / Mannheim
2022 ßphase Co-working cafe /Cologne
2022 LeverkusenKunstnacht / Leverkusen
2022 ARTY FARTY Artspace & Gallery / Cologne
2023 Dreigang Supperclub Pop Up / Cologne
2023 Little Green Kitchen /Cologne
2024 Al Dar Zine / Al Yamaniha / publication
2024 Auszeitmama pop up event /Cologne