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Discovering Passions

through Collage
INTRODUCTION

This unit will help students understand composition by


moving and placing different images together. Because
collaging doesn’t require drawing, there will be less
pressure for students to draw realistic artwork. Collaging
teaches students how they can repurpose images they
find, and how they can make art with whatever is avail-
able to them. Art can be made anywhere with anything.
Students will explore how they can express their feelings
and emotions through collage, and will learn about how
different collage artists express themselves.
ESSENTIAL
QUESTIONS

1. What are the unique qualities of collage art?

2. What elements make a composition successful?

3. How do the elements and principles of design


impact collage artwork?

4. What is successful design?

5. How do our emotions and music influence art?

6. What inspires art? Does art have to be man-


made?
LEARNING GOALS

Students will learn the techniques used by popular


collage artists such as Henri Matisse and Romare
Bearden, and be able to apply those techniques to
their own works of art.

Students will be able to understand and apply the


elements and principles of design in their artwork.

Students will critically examine visual culture and


how it applies to making and interpreting art.
KNOWLEDGE BASE

Henri Matisse
Artists to Know:
Romare Bearden
Roy Lichtenstein
Mark Bradford
Hannah Hoch
Susan Reedy
HENRI MATISSE
ROMARE BEARDEN
ROY LICHTENSTEIN
ACTIVITY #1
PAINTING PAPER

Students will look at abstract expressionist style


paintings and choose a few that they like. Instead
of providing small brushes, only have large paint
brushes available. Students will pick a painting to
copy on a large scale using acrylic paint and large
sheets of paper. Because students can’t be as de-
tailed with large brushes, there is less pressure to
create a perfect painting. If students finish their
painting, encourage them to make more. Students
can either choose another painting to recreate, or
make their own abstract painting, using whatever
colors they have left.
ACTIVITY #2
MIMICKING MATISSE

Look at and discuss the artwork of Henri Matisse.


Students will use paper previously painted in class
to creat cut-out images based off of a work of art by
Matisse. Before beginning, students will organize
the painted paper by color. After looking at a few
examples of Matisse’s work, they will choose one
that they like and begin recreating it. If a student
finishes their piece, encourage them to find another
Matisse piece that they’d like to recreate, or let them
make their own collage using the scraps of paper
they haven’t used yet.
ACTIVITY #3
COLLAGING WITH MUSIC

Students will use paper previously painted in class


to create their own collages while listening to
music. Music will be playing in the classroom, and
students will be encouraged to create a collage based
off of what the music makes them feel. Songs should
be played 2-3 times to allow enough time to complete
a collage. Students will be encouraged to make more
than one.
ACTIVITY #4
MAKING ARTIST MEET

Students will learn about Romare Bearden. Compare


Bearden to Henri Matisse. What do these artists do
differently? Discuss how collaging with photographs
is different from collaging with painted paper. After
this discussion, students will receive examples of
Bearden’s work that they can cut up. Students will
create collages by combining Henri Matisse’s style
with Bearden’s. Explore what kind of art is made by
combining different styles.
ACTIVITY #5
COLLAGING WITH TEXT

Look at examples of Roy Lichtenstein’s artwork.


Discuss how incorporating text into his pieces impact
them. Pass out comic books or newspapers and allow
students to take a few sheets. Students will create
collages combining painted paper and the images and
text they find in comics or newspapers. Students will
be challenged to create collages that are no larger
than 3x5 inches.
BIG PROJECT

Students will create a zine containing their own


collages. The zine must be at least 8 pages long, and
include original artwork created by the student. These
collages should be inspired by things that they love;
possible options could include family, music, or places.
Students can use whatever medium they want to
create these zines, however, they should produce at
least 1 physical zine to show the class and turn in.

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