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Do you want to make a collage?
By art coach | May 12, 2007
Do you want to make a collage?
I would like to answer some basic questions I have gotten during my workshops.
What is a collage? (ko-lahj’)
A collage is pasting or gluing papers or two-dimensional objects onto a surface.
If you think of the word assembly the definition becomes somewhat clear. Assemblage is a combination of three-dimensional objects glued to a surface. . These objects can be anything organic or man-made. Scraps of wood, stones, old shoes, baked bean cans and a discarded baby buggy – or any of the other 84,000,000 items not here mentioned by name – all qualify for inclusion in an assemblage. Whatever catches the artist’s eye, and fits properly in the composition to make a unified whole, works.
Please note , therefore, that these pieces are not covered with glass or plexiglass. This is important to remember because it will determine not only the type of glue you use but the type of protective covering.
Topics: collage making |
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