In class we had to choose four different kinds of art to make and reflect on what we learned during the creation process. My first project was a collage, which seems fairly generic, but it entailed more work than I thought.
In elementary school I was taught that a collage is a piece of art where all of the materials or pieces that are used are based on a central theme or idea. In this case, we had to create a collage of ourselves and used magazine clippings of words, images from the internet, etc. to create the artwork.
For this art class I researched what a collage really is and discovered that a collage entails much more. I had a central idea, flowers, and needed to make flowers using different materials; this is what a collage was. I painted a green background using watercolors and then glued my various kinds of flowers onto it. For my flowers I used uncooked noodles, pom poms, and buttons. All of these different kinds of materials that were used had absolutely nothing to do with flowers, but they made my collage a real collage.
Through this process I learned that a collage means much more than what meets the eye. A collage is made up of different materials and mediums that are not related to the central idea, but bring a cohesive element to the piece. All of my materials: noodles, pom poms, and buttons, came together to serve the purpose of displaying flowers for my artwork. This can be taken a step further and related to our world: many individuals with different interests, talents, and purposes can come together, work together, and create something beautiful, which is life.
Link to project for students: Pinterest
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