A SELF-TAUGHT ARTIST AND FORMER DANCER PUSHES HIS DISTINCTIVE TECHNIQUE FORWARD IN A POWERFUL NEW SERIES
Published on February 19, 2026
by Edward M. Gómez
Not so fast, AI.
Nothing your know-it-all, steal-from-every-source, coldly programmed “brain” may come up with will ever rival the power of the human imagination, either when, as it did for William Wordsworth, it wanders “lonely as a cloud,” or when, for the rest of us, finding ourselves in extremis, problem-solving becomes a matter of life or death.
Humans can be pretty good at rising to the occasion and meeting big challenges, like sending men to the Moon or curing tuberculosis. They’ve been known for whipping up some dumb ideas too; we’re thinking of you, pet rocks, mullets, and mood rings.
13 x 10.5 inches (33.02 x 26.67 centimeters). Photo by Paul Plumadore, courtesy of the artist
What we love about the collage artist Paul Plumadore’s work is that, like its creator, it’s all analog, all the time.
That’s a compliment, meaning that what we appreciate — and respect — are the purity, fecundity, originality, and unfailing power to surprise that are the hallmarks of his art.
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