Collage Artist Study: Vik Muniz

What is “Collage”? An artwork created out of an arrangement of paper The paper images can be “found” or “created” Paper selected based on the values/hues you’re looking for Composition is fully covered by the addition of paper (i.e. no empty or blank spaces) Pinterest: Collage

Two Types of Collage Using specific colors, shapes, values to create a new composition or image Using “found” images and putting them together in a new way

Creating a New Image

Putting Found Images Together in a New Way

David Hockey British artist from the Pop Art movement used original photography to create his collages

Vik Muniz Contemporary artist from Brazil, website website Uses found objects, alternative media, and photography to create his work Often creates very large compositions of real objects Photographs from above Usually based off of famous paintings, imagery, or portraits Artwork to the right is made of perforated discs of paper (like from a hole punch) “Wasteland” clipclip Vik Muniz TED talkTED talk

(close-up of his found-object work to give you a sense of scale)

Your Project Create a collage using one of the two methods – Entirely New Composition – Composition made up of mostly found images (this must be equally as complex as an entirely new composition). For either of the collages, you must include some original imagery or altered paper (e.g. a drawing, a piece of paper you draw on non-objectively and will cut up, an original photograph, etc.) Take into consideration: – Color – Value to create dimension / highlights and shadows – Shape/Form (does it look ‘flat’ or ‘fat’?) You may use magazines, printed images, and drawing materials. No paint.