Collage portraits Artist Examples Kurt Schwitters History All

Kurt Schwitters History All though the technique of combining media has been around for

Hannah Hoch History Kurt Schwitters Hannah Hoch used a the technique ‘photomontage’ to comment

Tom Wesselmann History Tome Wesselmann used a technique called ‘Cubomania’ where you cut up

Romare Bearden Technique Romare Bearden used photographic techniques to print images onto paper and

Nina Valkoft Technique Nina uses black and white newspaper cut into shapes to pickup

Derek Gores Technique Derek uses a similar technique but with coloured magazines. Notice how

TASK: Create a expressive collage self-portrait 1. Draw your own face, from memory, in

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Collage portraits Artist Examples

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

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

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

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

Nina Valkoft Technique 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. Nina Valkoft, Collage 'Portrait' 2000

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

Contrasting Colours Technique

Technique Standout backgrounds

Technique Stencil Over

Technique Cubist Style

Technique Made up by smaller images

Technique Impressive detail

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.