Collage - Post Man

This image is Anders Wedin and it is called 'post man'. It is put together with other collages that are similar to make up the 'farfar
project'. The photos used are pictures of Swedish men in the early 1900's who week labours of varying sorts.

I liked this collage because I liked the different style and it mixed in well with my theme because I did the same sort of style but linked it with the theme I have been looking at 'war'. I like the use of the changing a persons personality and appprrence through collage. I also like the use of the mix beyween black and white and bright colours. 

For this collage I went onto the internet and I took a picture of a person wearing their army uniform as I wanted it to like with my own theme 'war'. I also printed out a small poppy as this is linked very well with war and I have been using them in my other studies, and a pigeon as in world war 1 they were used a lot to carry messages. final I chose a similar background to the original photo but in red as the colour also links in very well. In this piece I like the use of the lines In the background which lead you into the main part of the work. I think this piece has good composition as it all links well together.

If I were to do this collage again I would take step-by-step pictures and also I would've found something bright and colourful to go across the hat of the solider and also the uniform.

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 - The Quivering Forest

This collage is made Belgium creator Jelle Martens and is called 'The quivering forest'. He created this piece through imagery and graphics. I like this piece because I like the idea of seeing things in a different way. I also like the use of lines and colour within the image.

My own:

Firstly, I selected 8 different photos all based on war and the colours black, white and red and printed of 4 sets. I linked all of the images to go with my own theme and made them all square so that they would fit together properly.

Secondly, I cut up all of the images and then with a ruler a pencil and then drew a line diagonally form corner to corner.

Next, I cut out all of the pieces so that they were all equal size. I used photos that were off the internet so that the final piece would still have a similar digital affect.

I was happy with the final piece as I think it had good composition and that it all fits together quite nicely. I like how it links well with my own theme but also links with the current theme time and past because the war was what happened in the past and these are memories of what happened. I also like the use of line and colour within the collage.

If I was to do this again I would make it so the pieces are closer together because in my collage between some of them there are slight gaps which means you can see the white page behind it

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.

Tissue paper 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. 

Red tissue paper collage: 

Firstly, I ripped up small pieces of red tissue paper and layered them up onto the page using glue.

I then covered the newspaper in emulsion and moved some of the tissue paper and left it to dry but because tissue paper is very thin it takes a lot longer to dry.

This was the tissue paper after the emulsion had dried.

Finally, I used charcoal to draw on this tissue paper but this time it was a lot more rough and edgy.

I did the same thing with the green tissue paper:

Overall, I think theses collages went alright and I liked the different textures that each material caused. 

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.