Recent work - collages
Thought I'd squeeze in a quick in-between post of a few collages I made recently.
A collage may include newspaper clippings, ribbons, bits of coloured or hand-made papers, portions of other artwork, photographs and other found objects, glued to a piece of paper or canvas. The origins of collage can be traced back hundreds of years, but this technique made a dramatic reappearance in the early 20th century as an art form of novelty.
The term collage derives from the French �colle� meaning �glue�.This term was coined by both Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso in the beginning of the 20th century when collage became a distinctive part of modern art.
I had the idea of collaging onto charity shop finds of old 12-inch album covers - I've called the series For the Record. After trawling a number of charity shops for what I thought were 'suitable' covers for the idea, these are the results:
A collage may include newspaper clippings, ribbons, bits of coloured or hand-made papers, portions of other artwork, photographs and other found objects, glued to a piece of paper or canvas. The origins of collage can be traced back hundreds of years, but this technique made a dramatic reappearance in the early 20th century as an art form of novelty.
The term collage derives from the French �colle� meaning �glue�.This term was coined by both Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso in the beginning of the 20th century when collage became a distinctive part of modern art.
I had the idea of collaging onto charity shop finds of old 12-inch album covers - I've called the series For the Record. After trawling a number of charity shops for what I thought were 'suitable' covers for the idea, these are the results:
If I Could Turn Back Time
Life in One Day
Music from the Films
Sacrifice/Healing Hands
Skellern
Spear of Destiny
Who's That Girl
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