Collage is an art form that involves pasting together various materials such as paper, fabric, photographs, and other found objects to form a new image or artwork. It began in the early 20th century when cubist artists Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque began gluing materials onto their canvases. There are several types of collages including paper collage, fabric collage, and mixed media collage which combines different materials. Common materials used in collage include various papers, fabrics, photographs, and found objects.

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By
Bernard E. Richardson | Master Teacher & Visual Arts Educator | 2022

2. What is Collage?
Collage is the pasting together of various
materials to create a picture.
The word collage comes from the French word
“coller” which means “to glue”.

3. Brief history about Collage
• It began in the early 20th century by French cubist Artists – PABLO
PICASSO and GEORGES BRAQUE.
• Both artists began gluing materials together on canvas to create a
new image or type of artwork.
Pablo Picasso
Still life with Chair Caning, 1912
Georges Braque
Fruit dish and glass, 1912

4. • Collage technique was also practiced by artists of the
Dadaism and Surrealism Art movements.
Hannah Hoch
Cut with a kitchen knife, 1919 Kurt Schwitters
Untitled, 1947
Brief history about Collage (cont’d)

5. Joseph Cornwell
A Parrot for Juan Gris, 1953-54
Artist and title unknown

6. Materials used for Collage
Materials used to create a collage includes:
• Papers: assorted variety and types
• Textures: fabrics (plain, patterned, laced), ribbons, cardboard
of varying thickness,
• Pieces of old art work and drawings
• Lettering – various font styles and words
• Other found objects
• Glue.

7. Types of collages
1. Paper collage
2. Fabric collage
3. Mixed media collage
•There are several different types of collages –
paper, fabric, photomontage, decoupage and
assemblage.
•However the focus of this presentation is about the
following:

8. Paper Collage
is a Collage technique where the artwork is created using an
assemblage/arrangement of different types of paper.
news paper clippings,
hand-made paper,
gift wrap and other decorated paper,
tissue paper and crepe paper,
old book and magazines pages,
coloured paper,
old photographs,
old maps,
Stamps and old postcards,
Recycled paper etc.

9. Examples of paper collage

10. Fabric collage
is a Collage technique where the artwork is created using an
assemblage/arrangement of different types and pieces of fabric.

11. BERNINA STORE DIOGENIS PAPADOPOULOS
Examples of Fabric collage

12. Mixed Media Collage
Mixed media is a term used to describe artworks composed from a
combination of different media or materials.
• Mixed media Collage is using a combination of different
materials including cloth, paper, wood and found objects to create Art
work.

13. Mixed media Collage examples

14. Bernard E.Richardson
Artist Unknown

15. Image Courtesies
• https://www.pablopicasso.org/images/paintings/still-life-with-chair-
caning.jpg
• https://wexarts.org/sites/default/files/2018-
06/ex_mickalenethomas_racquel_reclining_wearing_purple_jumpsuit_1920x
847_1.jpg
• https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cut-with-the-
kitchen-knife-detail-photocollage.jpg
• https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51010078285_76eaedeaf2_b.jpg
• https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-
images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2015/7/20/1437408581832/fa17dcc6-1873-
43d8-b65f-077bc97f2d6b-
1402x2040.jpeg?width=700&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=aa465858
815f934ee3385bf1b33f1052

16. References
• https://weallsew.com/create-a-fabric-collage-art-quilt-from-a-photo/
• https://www.saatchiart.com/print/Collage-African-Fabric-Collage-
8/1071030/4133220/view
• https://www.craftsy.com/post/mixed-media-projects-to-try/
• https://line.17qq.com/articles/npwfqmqy.html
• https://www.masterclass.com/articles/what-is-a-collage#what-is-a-
collage

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