The Art of Collage, History and Applied Practice
This 6 week class explores the history and the many ways to use collage as an art form. This class is half Art History, half Applied Practice.
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6 live meetings
4 in-class hoursHomework
1 hour per week. Learners will work on their projects inside and outside of class.Class Experience
Collage is an older art form than most people realize! Japanese artists were gluing paper onto silk as early as the 1100's and in Victorian England, collage Valentines were all the rage. Join me, Yvonne, in exploring historical collage and current collage. We will try new techniques and discuss what constitutes a collage in today's art world. 👩🏻🎨`♡´✩°｡⋆⸜ Course Outline, please refer to the Syllabus. Class Experience: We will begin with any work from the previous week to be presented. I will then present a short slide show and we will discuss as we go the things we find interesting about the period and art style we are studying. This class will also be learner led. If we decide to take longer on one section or another I will allow that organic expansion and contraction (maybe something will not be as interesting to the students and somethings will be more so). Having taken Art History classes with a focus on First Nations art at McGill University and as a Metis artist myself, I will also be showcasing Indigenous artists using collage whose technique matches our study and inquiry. In particular, I will present George Littlechild and Jane Ash Poitras as contemporary First Nations Canadian artists. I believe it's important to include many perspectives and artistic expressions. SUPPLIES: You will need glue sticks, white glue, or modge podge; paints of some sort (hopefully non-toxic) and brushes; found objects from a walk; magazines, newspapers, flyers, construction paper; scissors; maaaybee a hammer, nail, or wire, string or something to work on the 3D collage; a computer that you can use photo editing software on and permission from your adult to install the software if you don't already have it. Please discuss this with your adult. I use Gimp and it is open source and functions just like Photoshop and we can use Canva as well. We are ESL Friendly, CEFR Level B and C. *This course directly relates to B.C. Ministry of Education’s Curricular Core Competencies for Arts Education Grades 4-12 exploring/creating, reasoning/reflecting, communicating/documenting, and connecting/expanding.
Learning Goals
*This course directly relates to B.C. Ministry of Education’s Curricular Core Competencies for Arts Education Grades 4-12 exploring/creating, reasoning/reflecting, communicating/documenting, and connecting/expanding.Students will learn about the history of the art technique known as Collage.
Syllabus
6 Lessons
over 6 WeeksLesson 1:
Exploration of Japanese collages
Historical exploration of Japanese and early European collages and we get to start out with Chigiri-e. We use the materials of construction paper, magazines and tiny torn pieces to create landscape art influence by Chigiri-e principles.
Supplies: Washi paper or inexpensive construction paper in different colors as well as card stock/cardboard to glue on. Glue, water cup, brushes, watercolor paint (optional). 40 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Victorian Collage
Victorian Collage says much about it's time, changing society and how Victorian women reflected that in their artwork. This weeks class is a bit Art History heavy and the assignment is to look at our place in our world and put ourselves in our collage.
Supplies: Cardstock or cardboard to glue on (as base), glue (I use a gluestick), scissors/art knife, magazines, newspaper and a picture of yourself printed out on regular paper (color or b/w but no bigger than 3"x2") pencils, eraser. 40 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Modernist, Surrealist, Dadaist collages
Let's look at Modernist, Surrealist, Dadaist collages. We will explore their techniques.
Supplies: Cardstock or cardboard to glue on (as base), glue (gluestick is fine), scissors/art knife, magazines, newspaper. 40 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Literary collage
Literary collage. Let's try our hand at word and poetry collage.
Supplies: A discarded paperback book, magazines, newspaper, colored pencils/pens, cardstock/cardboard, scissors, gluestick. 40 mins online live lesson
Other Details
Parental Guidance
There may be wire and wire cutters needed as well as the use of scissors.
Please make sure you have software such as the open source program Gimp or a photo editing program that allows for layers such as Photoshop.
Supply List
You will need glue sticks, white glue, or modge podge; paints of some sort (hopefully non-toxic) and brushes; found objects from a walk; magazines, newspapers, flyers, construction paper; scissors; maaaybee a hammer, nail, or wire, string or something to work on the 3D collage; a computer that you can use the photo editing software on and permission from your adult to install the software if you don't already have it. Please ensure your adult helps you install Gimp from gimp.org if you need a program for the digital collage class.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
*This course directly relates to B.C. Ministry of Education’s Curricular Core Competencies for Arts Education Grades 4-12 exploring/creating, reasoning/reflecting, communicating/documenting, and connecting/expanding.
Joined October, 2017
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Teacher expertise and credentials
1 teacher has a Graduate degree
Master's Degree from University of Portsmouth
3 teachers have a Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's Degree in Education from St Marys University (Twickenham, UK)
Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education from University of Victoria
Bachelor's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from McGill University, Canada
Yvonne, B.Mus McGill University, is an interdisciplinary artist with a wide range of interests. After a minor concentration in Art History, I continue to be fascinated by the subject and exploration into how we have changed art over the centuries. This includes fashion! I like to upcycle old clothing, create collage and assemblage sculpture, create electronic music and I work a lot with recycled materials and papercrafts. As a homeschooling mom of an ND learner, I've developed project based learning opportunities that combine curricular expectations with specific interests. I am of Metis and European heritage and enjoy exploring history and current art trends in my culture as well. Learner Led project based learning is where we connect with learners and inspire them to continue in their learning journey. Reviews
Live Group Course
$17
weekly or $100 for 6 classes1x per week, 6 weeks
40 min
Completed by 4 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 11-16
3-8 learners per class
