Wardell Milan: Photographic Collages

Wardell Milan’s collages often incorporate cut-out photographs, including iconic works ​from photographers such as Diane Arbus and Robert Mapplethorpe. The collages rebuild the human figure from fragmented​ sources, creating powerful new portraits.

Color image of framed mixed media collage depicting two silhouettes and an arm on white background
Color image of mixed media artwork depicting a singular figure with multiple faces and one arm in grey frame
Color image of a collage using white paper to depict a figure in a pose framed in black
A color image of a black and white collage framed in black depicting a nude figure with multiple arms posing
Color image of a black and white collage depicting a figure in a speedo using negative space framed in black
Color image of a black and white collage of a silhouetted figure with abstracted features framed in black
Color image of a black and white collage with three silhouetted figures framed in black
Color image of a black and white collage depicting a nude male figure with abstracted features framed in black
Collaged and illustrated portrait
A black and white collage with a figure in the center draped in an American flag
Color image of a black and white collage depicting a figures silhouette with negative space framed in grey stained maple frame

Related Portfolios

Color image of a warm toned etching depicting three figures in a field of flowers

Wardell Milan: Etchings
Color image of a mixed media artwork of a nude figure standing with silver background framed in grey frame

Wardell Milan: Paintings
Color image of a mixed media collage depicting three female figures wearing silver leaf bikinis and flexing their muscles framed in a polished aluminum frame

Wardell Milan: Works on Paper