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Collage Overview
The document provides an overview of collage including a brief history noting its origins in China and use by Japanese calligraphers and European artists and craftsmen. It discusses collage compared to other mediums, noting common elements but that it allows creativity without drawing skills. The document also outlines various collage surfaces, how to prepare them, types of paper that can be used including handmade and earth-friendly varieties, and different glues and finishes used in collage. Examples of completed collage works are also included.
Collage Overview
- 1. Mixed Media andCollage My background Brief history of collage Compared to other mediums Surfaces and how to prepare them Types of paper and where to get it Glue and finishes Demo
- 2. My Background Magazine cutouts Makingpaper in California Collage workshop I was hooked
- 3. History of Collage Paperwas invented in China around 200 BC Japanese calligraphers prepared surfaces with bits of paper 13th century: artists enhanced religious images 15th and 16th centuries: Craftsmen used decorative papers in bookbinding 17th and 18th centuries: Nuns trimmed bookmarks used in their prayer books 19th century: collage developed as a popular art
- 4. Collage Compared toOther Mediums Misconceptions Same basic elements of composition Allows people who can’t “draw” to still be creative Collage is accepted formally in the art world; people respond visually to art that appeals to them regardless of medium
- 5. Surfaces Collage (flat) vsDecoupage (3-D) Canvas Wood, masonite Glass Anything!
- 6. Preparing Surfaces Canvas: useas is Recycled canvas Wood: sand, prime Collage is forgiving and covers imperfections
- 7. Types of Paper Hand-madevs machine made Thickness and consistency is the key Earth-friendly paper: lotka, sugar cane, elephant dung, mango leaf, banana tree bark, coconut fiber Artpaper.com, flaxart.com, theearthpaper.net
- 8. Glues and Finishes UtrechtAcrylic Matte Medium High Solid Gel Water-based polyurethane Epoxy resin
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