© NICK GEORGIOU / BARCROFT USA
Popping up in different locations around New York urban artist Nick Georgiou finds altogether new uses for discarded newspapers.
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Instead of wrapping up his fish and chips in the raggedy old daily papers, Nick, 30, from Queens, New York, has been making statements about the newspaper industry for the last four years.
Having exhibited his works in London’s hip Shoreditch and currently working on his own gallery in Tuscon, Arizona, Nick’s eclectic work is in high demand, especially amongst media types keen on irony.
© NICK GEORGIOU / BARCROFT USA
Collecting his newspapers from the streets and recycling bins of the Big Apple, Nick’s street paper art has sold for over £100 and can take him anywhere over two days to complete.
“I wanted to react to the digital age through the medium of paper,” said Nick, who has taught his art at the University of Arizona.
“We now have iPad’s and iPhone and laptops and a lot of our information is digested through computer screens.
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“We are no longer using newspapers, or paper for that matter.
“I wanted to make a statement about the fact that paper will be just another artefact of the 21st century before too long.”
Collecting his newspapers from recycling bins and even off the street, Nick began his recycled paper art four years ago.
Nick Georgiou wearing one of his works © NICK GEORGIOU / BARCROFT USA
“I love all types of newspaper, from the New York Post to the pink shades of the Financial Times, they all provide different hues to my work,” said Nick.
‘The works are not as easy as they look to put together.
“They need cutting with craft knives, gluing and sculpting.
© NICK GEORGIOU / BARCROFT USA
“Each one can take days to produce to my satisfaction.”
Talking about his art’s unusual urban locations and feel, Nick explains the publics fascination with similar artists such as Banksy.
“We all experience an alienation some of the time,” said Nick.
“So instead of looking inside a gallery at work, we now find ourselves looking out and on the street.
“That is an important part of my work.”
Words by James Nye
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