A Portrait of this Time

CONTENT-If you made a portrait of this time, what would it look like?

This may be interpreted in any way you choose. It may be a personal portrait, political, historical or any other way you feel you can best respond . Create 5 images.

Medium: Collage n 1 : an artistic composition of fragments of materials
pasted (glued) on a surface

COLOR: Color n 1: a phenomenon of light or visual perception that enables one to differentiate otherwise identical objects

How will color function in the work?
How will color help to reinforce or help express what you are trying to achieve?

Research:
Collage Artists- R0mare Bearden, Hanna Hoch, Robert Rauschenberg
POST 2 paragraph response on BLOG: Mon. Oct. 20

Step 1:
Write a minimum of a 2 paragraph response to the question:
What is your “Portrait of this Time”?
Post on Blog: SAT. OCT. 20

Step 2:
Collect source materials you will need to articulate your ideas. (text, objects, drawings, photos, etc.) Determine supplies: glue, tape, paint, illustration board, wood, string etc.

Step 3:
Construct ONE collage using TRADITIONAL methods.
Begin to construct your collages. The scale is up to you.

Step 4:
Construct FOUR images using DIGITAL Photoshop and scanning tools.
Use a minimum of 3-5 scanned source materials for each image. This means you will be using a minimum of 3-5 layers in Photoshop.

Think about SCALE: How small or large will your images be?

***All COLLAGES WILL TRACE THE SAME IDEA***

DUE: MON. OCT. 22
-1 traditional Collage
-4 Digital Collages (PRINTED OUT)