A collage artist with five decades of work and an international exhibition history needed a contemporary web presence to mark a new chapter in her career.

The goal was a website she could send people to—one that would give a new acquaintance a genuine encounter with the work without requiring explanation.

The result is a focused, navigable archive that takes a visitor from a strong first impression of her artwork through to the ideas, influences, and professional history behind them, with image viewing at a scale that allows the torn edges and layered textures of the work to come through on screen.

Visit the website »

HOMEPAGE
Letting the artwork make the first impression and adding a brief personal statement

Homepage of the Sauzey custom artist website, featuring a large, colorful abstract collage above a personal statement, with understated navigation and a warm, neutral background that keeps the artwork central.

WORK PAGE
Opening with a concise overview that expands when visitors want to see more

Artwork archive on the Sauzey website, organizing five decades of work into collages and drawings, paintings and mixed media. Rows of colorful artwork thumbnails provide an inviting overview with options to explore each category.

WORK PAGE
Partial view of an expanded category

Expanded collage category in the artist’s online archive, displaying a grid of artworks in varied sizes and proportions. The layout accommodates both rectangular and circular compositions, making a large collection easy to browse visually - cropped view.

WORK SINGLE PAGE
Large-scale viewing with magnification, uncropped views, essential information and easy navigation

Individual artwork page displaying Sauzey’s collage Traversée contrastée at large scale, with title, date, medium, dimensions and navigation between works. The spacious design allows the collage’s layered colors and torn-paper textures to be appreciated.

INTERVIEW
Connecting the artwork to the ideas and experiences behind it

Long-form artist interview page combining the artist’s reflections on her creative practice with photographs of the artist, studio views and reproductions of collages. The editorial layout adds personal and historical context to the artwork archive.

CONTACT
Ending the site in the same quiet visual language in which it began

Contact page for the Sauzey artist website, pairing a red, black and blue abstract collage with contact information and a quotation about art. Generous open space and restrained typography maintain the site’s quiet, gallery-like presentation.

The result
The artist now has a website that presents five decades of work without reducing it to a mere portfolio. New visitors can gain an immediate visual impression, explore the work at their own pace, and then discover the ideas and history behind it. The same structure can be extended over time into a more comprehensive professional and legacy archive.

 

Your web design is receiving rave reviews of elegance and grace — the luminosity, the navigation, the elegance and all the rest! Truly, a unanimous bravo!

—Anne S.

Category: artists & galleries

Tagged in: artists