Worldwide Shipping ▷ Birds by Vladimir Kordiukov, 1997 | Collage Painting

In Vladimir Kordiukov’s collage practice, the material is never secondary — it is concept, image, and texture all at once. Nearly every piece in this extensive series of over 150 works is constructed using paper that has been hand-toned by the artist. This process of staining and manipulating surface gives the paper the appearance of stone, textile, or even cloisonné enamel — evoking the same aesthetic language found in Kordiukov’s earlier work with hot enamel. Unlike cut-and-paste pop collages, Kordiukov’s approach is resolutely architectural. He tears rather than trims, composes through forceful shapes and tectonic layers, and builds compositions that verge on the monumental.