Collage portraits Artist Examples

History Kurt Schwitters Kurt Schwitters, Das Undbild, 1919, All though the technique of combining media has been around for hundreds of years. Kurt Schwitters pioneered the reemergence during early 20 th Century.

History Kurt Schwitters Hannah HöchHannah Höch, Cut with the Dada Kitchen Knife through the Last Weimar Beer-Belly Cultural Epoch in Germany, 1919 Hannah Hoch used a the technique ‘photomontage’ to comment on society using the tabloids and newspapers as imagery. Hannah Hoch

History Tom WesselmannTom Wesselmann, Still Life #20, mixed mediamixed media, collage, 1962, Tome Wesselmann used a technique called ‘Cubomania’ where you cut up an image into squares and rearrange. Tom Wesselmann

Technique Romare BeardenRomare Bearden, The Calabash, collage, 1970, Library of CongressLibrary of Congress Romare Bearden Romare Bearden used photographic techniques to print images onto paper and then collaged them together and sealed with a varnish.

Technique Nina Valkoft, Collage 'Portrait' 2000 Nina Valkoft Nina uses black and white newspaper cut into shapes to pickup on tone which forms the face. Notice there is only about 6 tones of grey.

Technique Derek Gores, Collage 'Portrait' Derek Gores Derek uses a similar technique but with coloured magazines. Notice how there is a limited palette.

Technique Contrasting Colours

Technique Standout backgrounds

Technique Stencil Over

Cubist Style Technique

Made up by smaller images Technique

Impressive detail Technique

TASK: Create a expressive collage self-portrait 1. Draw your own face, from memory, in pencil and with as much detail as possible 2. Recycle magazines to fill your self-portrait. Consider the mood of the image and how you will express that.