Collage (from French collage – “gluing”) is a kind of decorative and applied art, in which the artist creates an art object by gluing on the basis of dissimilar pieces of materials. The collage is also called the work of art itself, made using the technology described above.
Collage is very close in its essence to the application but has an important significant difference. When making an application, its author uses homogeneous elements (such as leaves, fabric, or skin), and when creating a collage – at the same time, several completely different in texture and origin of materials.
Collage has become a popular technique in various forms of art these days. It is used in his work not only avant-garde painters working with canvas and paints, by including fragments from different materials. Collages are very popular today:
The history of collage dates back to the second century BC. At that time the first samples of such art learned to make in China. Ancient artists glued pieces of different materials to paper in addition to painted ink images.
In Europe, the first attempts to create collages date back to the XIII century. Pieces of gold leaf and precious stones were glued to icons, coats of arms of rulers, and inner walls of Gothic temples. But this practice was not widespread, and in the Renaissance was replaced by inlay.
The full birth of collage as a technique and kind of fine art took place only in the early twentieth century, during the rapid flowering of new modernist styles and trends in painting:
The adherents of these trends in art were the first to introduce collage elements into their pictorial works. A variety of materials were used, which were always at hand:
One of the first to use this technique was the brilliant Pablo Picasso. In 1912, he created the famous painting “Still-Life with Chair Caning” – an icon of Cubism. The work, written in oil, is framed with a rope, and pieces of gluing are glued to a part of its surface.
The first wave of collage popularity in art had come to an end in the late 1930s. But after 20 small years, the cultural environment again showed interest in this technique. In November 1962, the New Realist Exhibition was held in New York, where works by young artists in the new style of pop art were presented. Many works were created in collage technique and caused great resonance during the show.
Since then, collage has taken its rightful place in modern culture. It has become a popular method of artists’ expression not only in painting but also in many other forms of art. Even kids in kindergartens today are happy to learn how to make collages, and the public is happy to come to exhibitions, where works by the best masters of this technique are presented.
Among the famous masters of collage, there are many bright creative personalities worthy of attention. And yet, the greatest contribution to the development of this technique has made such artists:
with beautiful art and personal endeavors Venturing into unknown territory, artists Katrin Fridriks and Jan…
Pushing the boundaries of artistic expression, visionary artist Melissa Herrington’s large-scale, abstract paintings blur the boundaries between mediums,…
Alexandre Iakovleff (1887-1938) - famous Russian painter, graphic artist, master of drawing, portraitist, author of…
Drawing inspiration from a wide breadth of sources, including ancient mythology, fairy tales and fables,…
It is irregular for illustrators to work alongside research and development industries, such as public…
Beginning Thursday, April 4 and running through Thursday May 18, Cavalier Gallery is pleased to present the…
View Comments