The Art of COLLAGE

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"Collage is the twentieth century's greatest innovation"
Robert Motherwell

Create a mixed media collage on the theme of "Self"
​I.V.2.1 Generate innovative solutions to artistic problems.
I.V.2.3 Understand the role of emotion, imagination, and creativity in producing content for original art.
I.V.3.3 Analyze the relationship between process and product.
I.CR.1 Use critical analysis to generate responses to a variety of prompts. 

FIRST- Go seeking inspiration
(To do this, you need to look at LOTS OF COLLAGES!)

Make notes in your art journal about your research explorations.
Answer the following questions:
1.  What does the word collage mean?  Look up several definitions and then compose your OWN definition.
2.  Name three famous collage artists in history.  What were they known for?
3.  What are some important design elements to consider when creating a collage?
4.  Make note of some of the elements from the links below that appeal to you.  You might want to write down something interesting that you see that you may want to incorporate into your own work.
​5. Watch the video below and make notes of each of the key points.

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Check out the ideas at Curiously Creative: ​https://www.thecuriouslycreative.com/collage-art-ideas/

Follow @collageartwork on Instagram and look at the work from artists all over the world.  You can look at the pictures at home, not in class.

​Read about the history of modern collage here:
https://mymodernmet.com/collage-art-collage/2/


Read about the Top Ten Collage Artists here:
https://www.anothermag.com/art-photography/3318/top-10-collage-artists-hannah-hoch-to-man-ray

Look at *great* examples of collage and the history of collage here:
https://sharmondavidson.com/art-of-collage-2/
10 Tips for Collage: 
https://www.clothpaperscissors.com/blog/technique-tuesdays-10-tips-for-collage/
6 Collage Techniques to Try:
​ https://www.mybluprint.com/article/6-paper-collage-techniques-to-try
Contemporary Artists who Turn Paper into Life:
https://www.widewalls.ch/collage-artists/
Next- begin gathering interesting papers, images, ideas for your collage.  Think about symbols, images, papers, pictures and words that are meaningful to you.  Begin cutting and tearing a collection of about 25 pieces of paper that you might want to use in your collage.

You can look at free images to print at my Public Domain page here.

Have fun creating!