Vocabulary:
Paste Paper - a patterned or textured paper made by applying brushes and hand tools to the surface of a paper that has been coated with thin colored paste and is still wet.
Collage - a piece of art made by sticking various different materials such as photographs and pieces of paper or fabric onto a backing. the art of making collages
Mixed Media: In visual art, mixed media is an artwork in which more than one medium has been employed.
When creating a painted or photographed work using mixed media care is taken to allow enough drying time between the layers to ensure the final work will have structural integrity. If many different media are used it is equally important to choose a sturdy foundation upon which the different layers are imposed.
Many effects can be achieved by using mixed media. Found objects can be used in conjunction with traditional artist media to attain a wide range of self-expression. Some children's picture books also use mixed media illustrations. For example, 's Nachts by Wolf Erlbruch.
Mixed media art, a visual art, is distinguished from multimedia art which combines visual art with non-visual elements, such as recorded sound, literature, drama, dance, motion graphics, music, or interactivity.
Objective: SWBAT create a collage from their handmade paste paper.
Students will study the composition of landscape paintings, emphasizing space, depth, and the concepts of foreground, middle ground, and background. Students then create their own landscapes using principles of landscape composition.
Directions: first look at the examples below then...
1) Begin Your Collage by starting with an IDEA, research the internet for reference, print your reference, and sketch your idea to be included in your Journal Scrapbook
2) Begin by choosing a background paper and gluing it to a board, put your name on the back.
3) build onto the background, overlapping where necessary, creating a middleground
4) Pieces will be smaller as you add details in the foregound
LANDSCAPES
Vocabulary: Foreground, Middle ground, and Background. The foreground, middle ground, and background in a composition are generally divided into three planes. The foreground of a composition is the visual plane that appears closest to the viewer, while the background is the plane in a composition perceived furthest from the viewer.
background A term in visual arts that describes the part of a composition that appears to be farthest from the viewer. The background is one of the three zones of recession in linear perspective – foreground, middle ground, and background.
foreground A term in visual arts that describes the part of a composition that appears closest to the viewer. The foreground is one of the three zones of recession in linear perspective – foreground, middle ground, and background.
overlapping The placement in a composition of one object in front of another in order to create the illusion of depth.
relative size (also called "scale") The size of one object or part of a landscape in relation to another. For example: a tree in the foreground would be painted much larger than a tree in the background.
Scale is the size of one object in relation to the other objects in a design or artwork.
Proportion refers to the size of the parts of an object in relationship to other parts of the same object.
Learning Objectives
Students will be able to:
• discuss the composition of space within a landscape painting.
• construct a model that demonstrates foreground, middle ground, and background in a landscape.
• demonstrate their knowledge of the following visual arts concepts—space, depth, foreground, middle ground, and background—by making an original, imagined landscape using cut or torn paste paper.
Many Artists through out time have used collage as a way of expressing themselves.
Although collage may seem just"pretty" or "crafty" to you, most artists view all types of materials as legitimate media to create serious art with.
Sometimes collage artists add paint, sometimes objects, sometimes magazine articles or maps, and sometimes photographs.
There is no set rule.
Look at these historical groundbreaking examples of collage from around the world:
Kurt Schwitters 1937: Unlike the other Dada artists, Schwitters was not based in Berlin, but in Hanover, where he worked until the Nazis exiled him from Germany, when he came to live in The Lake District in England. Throughout his montages, collages and assemblages, Schwitters developed the concept of Merz – ‘the combination, for artistic purposes of all conceivable materials’ – in which he argued that everyday found objects including wood, plasterboard, wheels, cotton were equal in expression to paint itself.
Man Ray, Dora Maar 1936:
Though informally related to the Dada and Surrealist movements, the American artist Man Ray contributed impressively to avant-garde, fashion and portrait photography, in particular with his solarised and isomorphic portraits of Lee Miller. Ray’s photomontages play with femininity and form, as in his multiple exposures of Alice Prin, better known as Kiki de Montparnasse, and Dora Maar.
John Stezaker, Muse (Film Portrait Collage) XVIII, 2012:
British artist John Stezaker studied at the Slade School of Art in 1973, and went on to produce work which challenged the predominance of Pop art. Stezaker’s collages are irreverent; his use of glamourous 1950s portraits, of dapper suited men and Hollywood stars, mashed together with postcards of landscapes and with other faces, has the effect of the uncanny. In 2012, Stezaker won the Deutsche Börse photography prize to a mixed reception, as a few critics questioned whether a conceptual artist – who deals with the destruction of photographs – could win a prestigious photography award, proving that collage as an art form continues to be nothing if not controversial.
Annegret Soltau, Self Portrait:
German artist Annegret Soltau constructs collage using photographs of her own face and body, stitched with black thread, confronting explicit issues in an imaginative manner. Annegret Soltau (born 16 January 1946) is a German visual artist, born in Lüneburg, Germany.
Her work marks a fundamental reference point in the art of the 1970s and 1980s. Photomontages of her own body and face sewn over or collaged with black thread are the most well-known works of the German artist.
Here is a current collage artist from Africa who's work is extraordinary:
NEWTOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
Benon Lutaaya is a 26-year-old emerging Ugandan artist born in Kampala. He started his professional career in 2009 and lives and works in South Africa. His artwork has a powerful emotional pull. The imagery is immediately striking, with bright colours, broad strokes, and a wonderful presence of texture. He seeks to capture the core essence of his subject matter, typically addressing the issues of those living on the fringes of mainstream society. He draws from his own experiences and knowledge of Uganda as inspiration for his work, focusing on the concept of survival, and the importance and fragility of life. |