Art21
Cindy Phenix Imagines New Collectivities Through Collage.
May 2022
Art21: Your paintings often start with a digital collage, what’s the process behind one of these paintings?
Cindy Phenix: I start by doing research and thinking about the general concept that I want to talk about in the painting, something happening in society. Then I have different scenes that I want to depict based on that idea. Once I’ve figured out the different scenes that I want to depict in a painting, I find pictures and images that fit these narratives. The majority of images I search for online, I also use images from reference books, and I walk around outside with my phone and take pictures....