Working with found ephemera such as ledgers, letters, and blueprints from the 19th and 20th centuries, I build large-scale collages that explore color, pattern, shape, and material history.
Contemporary Collage Art Rooted in Material History
Emily Krill creates contemporary collage artwork that brings together figuration, still life, landscape, and abstraction within carefully structured compositions. Her practice transforms historical documents into refined works of fine art, balancing bold geometry with intricate surface detail.
Fragments of handwriting, numerical systems, stamps, and printed patterns remain visible within each piece, creating rhythm and visual tension while grounding the work in tangible history. Through painting, cutting, and layering, disparate materials are reassembled into cohesive arrangements that feel both architectural and organic.
Krill approaches memory as something physical and constructed rather than sentimental. Text, color, and pattern operate as structural elements within a contemporary visual language, allowing each composition to function simultaneously as abstract art and as a record of human mark-making.
Her original collage artworks are collected for residential and commercial interiors and have been exhibited in gallery contexts throughout the Northeast. Each work reflects an ongoing investigation into material presence, spatial balance, and the enduring expressive capacity of paper.
The result is contemporary fine art that rewards sustained viewing and invites close attention to surface, structure, and layered histories.