John Douglas

John Douglas is a self taught collage artist. After a psychotic episode, a month long hospitalization and a diagnosis of schizophrenia in 2015, John Douglas found the act of cutting and arranging paper from old books, catalogues and magazines to be therapeutic. The works were originally made with no intention of ever being shown. With the encouragement of close friends and family, he has decided to share some work.

All collages are made of vintage materials, in most cases applied to wood. The cut-outs are applied with matte medium and an archival quality matte varnish has been applied to the finished works to ensure their protection without compromising the natural look of the materials and surface. Since the collages use images from the 1930's until now, some images have faded or worn prior to working with them. This element of time is integral to the work.