City Lit contemporary collage projects 1 initiates a year-long set of collage and mixed media projects designed to experiment with and examine the interplay between the two and three dimensions. You...
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The course will look at the position of “mixed media” Assemblage and Collage within the context of modernism and contemporary Art. We will examine mixed media in all its forms and explore notions around the theme of archive, production, experimentation, reclamation and recycling to include contemporary publishing. We will look at the visual vocabulary of image making and explore relationships between materiality, metaphor and meaning. Collage derives from the French word, “Coller”, meaning to glue and “Assemblage” is a term given to making three or two dimensional constructions from found natural or manufactured objects. We will look at how to reassemble the flat packed painting of old and embrace an abundance of mixed media materials, interventions, juxtapositions, fragmentations and techniques. The course will be primarily practical but will align itself to looking at modern and contemporary international art.
What will we cover?
- Two dimensional and three dimensional approaches to mixed media and interdisciplinary cousins. - Various strategies and techniques embracing mixed media painting, paper collage, assemblage, decoupage, bricolage, installation, construction, image transformation and desecration, monoprinting, transfer, metamorphosis and wall reliefs. - Use of text and publications within the context of collage - The use of mixed media both as an engine of ideas, as means of representation and as a tool of communication within the context of Contemporary Art.
What will I achieve? By the end of this course you should be able to...
- Employ a wide range of skills relating to mixed media, drawing, painting, assemblage and collage. - Recognise and make use of the interdisciplinary relationship between the three areas and the interrelationship between making and meaning. - Contextualise and position “Painting, Assemblage and Collage” within the evolution of Modernism and its current force today. - Have established a large lexicon of images, materials and objects in which to experiment with in future. - Employ many layers of intuition, irrationality, nonsense, logic, aesthetics and reason upon the process of conceiving, proposing, making and presenting all three.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
The course is open to all levels from “absolute beginners” to intermediate students and artists alike. We ask that you bring an open mind and a sense of adventure.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
The course will be delivered through practical exercises and demonstrations, supported with one to one tutorials and group discussions. Visual lectures will guide your creative journey and critical judgement to support your practical progress.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
Basic studio materials and resources will be provided as part of the course and your tutor will advise you on what to bring in from the mixed media cupboards of home (newspapers, magazines, unusual papers and materials, found objects and so forth).
We advise students to bring with them a small sketchbook (A5) to house scraps, experiments, ideas and progressions at the end of each day. Please ensure you bring a camera with you to every session, so that work can be visually documented.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
We offer a range of courses and workshops in collage and mixed media as well as the UAL Foundation Diploma in Art and Design. Your tutor can advise.
Jera is a visual artist and creative educator who has worked in community and educational settings for the last 20 years. She has a BA, PGCE and MA in Fine Art. She has also worked in creative management roles including Head of Richmond Art School, Program Leader HND Fine Art, course leader and tutor on a range of Foundation Art and Design diplomas. Her art practice is mixed media based, working with found materials, collating and responding to images, enviroments and objects through assemblage, collage, installation and drawing and painting interventions. As part of her practice she develops projects and co-creates work with different communities for public art commissions. As a neurodiverse artist she is passionate about inclusive teaching practices and alternative drawing approaches.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.
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