Collage - Red Peony

This collage was made by Robert Kushner who was born in America in 1949. The title of this collage is called 'Red Peony III and it was made in 2011. The collage used for the background are book pages that have been mounted up and the drawing on it as a peony which is done in oil and acrylic paint. 

My own: 

Firstly, I started by ripping up news paper in small pieces and filling up the page to make up the background. I used the news paper because I like the effect of the lines that are caused and gives it a broken effect and this works well with the theme because it shows how not everything is clear for example memories.

As it starts to build up I turn some of the words upside down and I mix them all up to show change and I also like this photo because before it is completed it looks like how memories full up the space in your mind. 

Finally, this is the finished piece. For the flower first I used a red and green biro pen and then over the top I used oil pastels and smudged them In to give it more of an effect. I like this Collage because it links well with my own theme as it looks very similar to a poopy. I also used glue over the top of the newspaper to give it a glossy effect.

If I did this again I would do the flower again as I wasn't happy with how it turned out. overall I think it has good composition because the flower stands out bright from the black and white background.

Collage - Weaving

This collage was made by Elena Nuez. I like this collage because I like the pattern of the weaving that is formed. I also like the use of the lines and the tea wash adds to the effect of the colour because it makes it look older and gives it a better tone.

I chose this collage because I think it linked well with my theme of feeling trapped and being stuck and the weaving represents this really well. I also like the use of the tone and the off colour. 

My own: 

Firstly, I cut out strips of newspaper that were covered in words with no pictures or blank spaces. The width of the strips were 1cm and the length was 21cm. I used newspaper because it is very thin which made it easier to weave and I made sure they were all covered in words because I liked the idea of telling a story which has all be mixed up. This also links with the theme because sometimes memories can get mixed up and joined into other memories making them not as clear.

Secondly, I started weaving the other strips of paper so that they were different from them strip before build it up and make it stronger. I carried on doing this until I got to the bottom of the strips.

This was the result after the weaving was complete. The weaving gave the newspaper a checked look which made it more effective and made the words all jumbled up.

Finally, to keep the weaving in place I used the rest of the strips that were left over and I put them horizontally and vertically to match the rest of the pattern of the weaving in place.

Overall I was impressed with the final outcome but if I were to do this again I would do the weaving slightly more tighter so that there wasn't any gaps showing. I think the piece has good composition because it all builds up quite nicely and I like the use of the lines and also the tea wash which gives it more tone and a slightly older effect.

Newspaper Collage

In class we did 3 different collages. one was news paper and the other two were in tissue paper but I used two different colours to make them relate to my own personal theme. 

Newspaper collage:

Firstly, I ripped up small pieces of newspaper (small pieces work better), I then stuck them down onto the page using glue.

Secondly, I covered the newspaper in emulsion to give it a white effect. I then left the emulsion and left it for a couple of minutes. 

I then ripped off some of the newspaper and it gave this sort of effect and because the pieces were smaller they worked better when removing the paper and it give it more of an old, damaged effect.

With the pieces I had ripped off I stuck down onto this piece of paper and then covered it once again in emulsion.

Finally, whilst the emulsion was still slightly wet I used charcoal to grave in a make marks in the shape of my object. this was difficult because the emulsion was wet meaning it was difficult to leave marks.