Collage

The second assignment was to make a collage…
collage
- 3 dictionary results
col·lage
   Show Spelled [kuh-lahzh, koh-] Show IPA noun, verb, -laged, -lag·ing.
–noun
1.
a technique of composing a work of art by pasting on a single surface various materials not normally associated with one another, as newspaper clippings, parts of photographs, theater tickets, and fragments of an envelope.
2.
a work of art produced by this technique. Compare assemblage ( def. 3 ) .
3.
an assemblage or occurrence of diverse elements or fragments in unlikely or unexpected juxtaposition: The experimental play is a collage of sudden scene shifts, long monologues, musical interludes, and slapstick.
4.
a film that presents a series of seemingly unrelated scenes or images or shifts from one scene or image to another suddenly and without transition.

Collage is a French word…it is also my most favorable kind of art. Such admiration for this form of art is derived from the original masters, of whom include:


Maryanne Brandt (google Photomontages)




Max Ernst (google “A Week of Kindness”)




Jess (google past-ups)

ThumbNAILS

This morning we convened around a round table...something like a meeting of the minds...to discuss one another’s thumbnails. I am not referring to the ones on your physical thumbs...For those of you who are not versed in the art education system students are assigned to create a series of drafts prior to composing their final piece. During this compositional process students will have a peer powwow or a critique to share ideas and give feedback.

The most interesting piece of feedback was provided by the instructor. He encouraged us to “…fail…fail hard.” I think this is advice is absolutely above adequate. Why you ask? Because we are all students in unfamiliar territory in a basic Computers and Art class, so we are sitting in a sort of ignorance and the only way for us to make progress is by learning by our mistakes.

Here are three rough renderings that were selected by Prof. Smellie.