Collages

Collages were a pretty new thing for me. I know that when I was in school as a kid, I did a collage at some point. That was a long time ago though. So, I barely remember it and didn’t think I would ever have to do one again. I didn’t have to do just one though for my 2-D Design class. I had to do six! Oh, and then I had to take two of those collages and paint them. Ha! The painting part I was totally excited for. The collage part… not my thing.

Previously in 2-D Design we had to do Notan cutouts. We also had to create and cutout a fear project. Creating these projects was interesting to say the least. Cutting them out was a nightmare. I have little to no patience when it comes to cutting out large amounts anything. I know that art is supposed to be soothing and can help with a lot of things, but not in this case. I would prefer to not have to cut out every little picture or word that I like and paste them together.

Even though the process of cutting out pictures for collages irritated me, the actual picture making that I did was fun. I was able to piece together different images to create my own image out of that. It helps inspire you to try something new. It was fun to reimagine how to place them in a way that I felt flowed better. Making your eyes wander from one image to the next not knowing what exactly to look at. I wanted the pictures to bring energy and I think I succeeded in that.

Once my collages where finished I was able to select two of them and paint them. This was the part that I was waiting for all semester long! I have dabbled in acrylics but yet again did not know much about them. I have worked with spray paints a lot more. I felt my entire mood change once I started painting. Even though they were someone else’s pictures, this was my creation that I had pieced together. Every different picture can tell its own story, yet they can all coexist and make sense together on this board. Being able to paint can help you express so many emotions. It had taken all my stress away. I didn’t even feel like I was working on homework. I was just having fun and expressing myself. That is what made this project worth it in the end.