<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[paolacollageart]]></title><description><![CDATA[paolacollageart]]></description><link>https://www.paolamontanaro.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 03:38:20 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.paolamontanaro.com/en/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[How I Started with Collage Art: My Journey Between Science and Art]]></title><description><![CDATA[primo paper collage valentina crepax]]></description><link>https://www.paolamontanaro.com/en/post/how-i-started-with-collage-art-my-journey-between-science-and-art</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f0a2fff1bfd2f394ba9d06</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:23:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/090706_c45b742122804326b4d2e49cafe9308f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Paola Montanaro</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Art of Collage: Transforming Recycled Paper into Unique Works of Art]]></title><description><![CDATA[My Passion for Collage At first, it was all very simple: I cut, glued, and had fun. That's it. Then came the cinema... and I started to complicate my life. I thought, "I'll remake a face." In reality, I was putting together completely random pieces—advertisements, words, unlikely clippings—hoping they would become something vaguely human. It didn't always happen. There were some slightly disturbing eyes, questionable proportions, and results that to call "experimental" is a compliment. But...]]></description><link>https://www.paolamontanaro.com/en/post/the-art-of-collage-transforming-recycled-paper-into-unique-works-of-art</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f0a2e7a95c77b659dd50cf</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:23:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/090706_1bbd57923c2f46318af5039db334861a~mv2_d_3150_4331_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Paola Montanaro</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[At some point I understood what paper collage really is (and it wasn't what I thought)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quando ho iniziato a fare collage, pensavo di aver capito tutto.]]></description><link>https://www.paolamontanaro.com/en/post/at-some-point-i-understood-what-paper-collage-really-is-and-it-wasn-t-what-i-thought</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f0a2cd414b62c5251fbd34</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:23:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/090706_aa525196e15545699e4d91212cd21a38~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Paola Montanaro</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being an artist today: between passion, hard work, and invisibility]]></title><description><![CDATA[Being an artist is often described as a dream. Colors, freedom, expression. But behind every work, behind every collage, illustration or pencil stroke, there exists a much less romantic reality. Those who create art today live a double life. On the one hand, there's the expressive urgency: the one that drives an artist to transform paper, images, and recycled materials into works that tell the world through a personal, sensitive, and unique lens. On the other side, however, there is...]]></description><link>https://www.paolamontanaro.com/en/post/being-an-artist-today-between-passion-hard-work-and-invisibility</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f0a20847e48a11e8e9fdef</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:20:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/090706_5a14de2868c041658fea165d4c6cc2dc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_502,h_636,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Paola Montanaro</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Essere artista oggi: tra passione, fatica e invisibilità]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fare l’artista è spesso raccontato come un sogno. Colori, libertà, espressione. Ma dietro ogni opera, dietro ogni collage, illustrazione o tratto di matita, esiste una realtà molto meno romantica. Chi crea arte oggi vive una doppia vita. Da una parte c’è l’urgenza espressiva: quella che porta un artista a trasformare carta, immagini e materiali di recupero in opere che raccontano il mondo con uno sguardo personale, sensibile, unico. Dall’altra parte, però, c’è tutto ciò che non si vede. La...]]></description><link>https://www.paolamontanaro.com/post/essere-artista-oggi-tra-passione-fatica-e-invisibilit%C3%A0</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d8b182c2956e685c784f93</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:26:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/090706_5a14de2868c041658fea165d4c6cc2dc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_502,h_636,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Paola Montanaro</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A un certo punto ho capito cos’è davvero il paper collage (e non era quello che pensavo)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quando ho iniziato a fare collage, pensavo di aver capito tutto.]]></description><link>https://www.paolamontanaro.com/post/a-un-certo-punto-ho-capito-cos-%C3%A8-davvero-il-paper-collage-e-non-era-quello-che-pensavo</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c23aa58f0e652aaa2dde41</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:47:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/090706_aa525196e15545699e4d91212cd21a38~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Paola Montanaro</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poi ho iniziato a fare collage sul cinema (e lì si è complicato tutto)]]></title><description><![CDATA[All’inizio era tutto molto semplice: tagliavo, incollavo e mi divertivo. Fine. Poi è arrivato il cinema… e ho iniziato a complicarmi la vita. Ho pensato: “rifaccio un volto”. In realtà stavo mettendo insieme pezzi totalmente a caso — pubblicità, parole, ritagli improbabili — sperando che diventassero qualcosa di vagamente umano. Non sempre succedeva. Ci sono stati occhi un po’ inquietanti, proporzioni discutibili e risultati che definire “sperimentali” è già un complimento. Però ogni tanto...]]></description><link>https://www.paolamontanaro.com/post/poi-ho-iniziato-a-fare-collage-sul-cinema-e-l%C3%AC-si-%C3%A8-complicato-tutto</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69bbbb021c9edf30004ae7cf</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:34:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/090706_1bbd57923c2f46318af5039db334861a~mv2_d_3150_4331_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Paola Montanaro</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Come ho iniziato con il collage artistico: il mio percorso tra scienza e arte]]></title><description><![CDATA[primo paper collage valentina crepax]]></description><link>https://www.paolamontanaro.com/post/collage-artistico-come-ho-iniziato-il-mio-percorso-creativo</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69bbb7e8db9f176cb9c40215</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 09:00:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/090706_c45b742122804326b4d2e49cafe9308f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Paola Montanaro</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>