Lesson video

Hello, everyone.

How are you doing today? I hope you're feeling really, really good.

My name is Miss Afzal, and I will be your art teacher for this lesson.

I'm really excited about that because we are getting into some pretty interesting things in this lesson.

We're going to be exploring collage, which I love, and in particular we'll be exploring collage inspired by our hobbies and interests.

We're going to be diving deep into what is it that you're into? What makes you tick, what do you love doing in your spare time? So I'm pretty excited about that.

I hope you are too.

Our lesson is called "Planning and developing collage inspired by our hobbies and interests," and it comes from the unit of work Being curious about collage and assemblage.

So I hope you're curious.

I hope you're enthusiastic.

I hope you've got some hobbies and interests in mind that you're keen to share about.

And with all that in place, I think we're set to begin.

The outcome for today's lesson is: I can develop a personal collage by planning key elements, experimenting with materials, and drawing inspiration from artists.

There's a lot to cover.

Let's get into it.

We have some keywords in our lesson: influences, mistakes, and reflection.

Influences in art refer to the factors that shape and inspire an artist's creative choices, style, and overall artistic voice.

Mistakes in art can be an opportunity for discovery and growth, often leading to unexpected and innovative results.

Mistakes are our friends.

Reflection: the process of evaluating and learning from experiences to refine skills and creative direction.

These are our keywords: influences, mistakes, and reflection.

Our lesson is called "Planning and developing collage inspired by our hobbies and interests." It has three learning cycles: Selecting theme, imagery, and planning a collage; Experimenting with materials and techniques; and finally, Reflecting on and assembling your work.

Let's begin by selecting theme, imagery, and planning a collage.

Artists can be inspired by many influences, including other artists and artworks, culture and heritage, personal experiences, nature and the environment, science and technology, politics and social issues, emotions and psychology, media and pop culture.

Pause the video and share, which of these would you say that you are most inspired by? Thanks for sharing your ideas.

Myself, I've been most inspired by other artists and artworks and personal experiences.

And now next question for you.

Can you think of any other influences? We've already shared quite a lot there on the screen, but what other influences are there? Pause the video and share.

Thanks for sharing your ideas.

Check for understanding.

True or false? Artists can only be inspired by one influence.

Pause the video and decide if this is true or false.

Well done if you selected false.

Now I'd like you to say a little bit more about your answer.

Pause the video while you do this.

Perhaps you said something like this.

Artists can be inspired by many influences, sometimes all at once, and sometimes these influences can change over time.

It's a little like music.

You can like more than one song at a time.

I'm continually having new favourite musical discoveries.

Artists who might inspire us and have been inspired by other influences include: Romare Bearden, whose collage work often features his interest in music and songwriting.

Hew Locke's work "The Procession" features over 60 figures and shares Locke's interest in our entwined histories.

If you ever have the chance to see this work, Hew Locke's "Procession," I would highly recommend it.

You'll be there for hours.

By selecting influences for inspiration, we can develop a personal idea for a collage or assemblage by gathering influences, selecting a theme, developing our ideas, and creating the collage work.

Let's have a check for understanding.

Which step is missing from this process? Gathering influences, selecting a theme, something is missing, and then creating the collage work.

Pause the video while you decide which step is missing.

Hopefully you came up with this answer: developing ideas.

Mind mapping ideas allows artists to develop work into their own style rather than copy the work of influences.

It's an important step.

Developing ideas can look like this.

Generating ideas without judgement , reflecting and refining ideas, identifying important elements, planning key aspects.

Identifying and planning the key aspects of a collage helps build confidence in the process.

And now it's time for your task.

I would like you to create an idea shower for the theme of hobbies and interests.

You could consider the following about the theme of hobbies and interests: your culture and heritage, personal experiences, nature and environment, science and technology, politics and social issues, emotions and psychology, media and pop culture.

I wonder which of those you are drawn to in particular as you create your idea shower on the theme of hobbies and interests.

Pause the video while you have a go at this first part of your task.

Great to be back with you.

How did you get on with creating your idea shower on the theme of hobbies and interests? There are many possible outcomes and ways to present this, but you might have said something like this.

Football and martial arts, theatre and dance, music, video games, film, and TV.

Love seeing those hobbies and interests.

For the next part of your task, I'd like you to gather imagery for your personal collage about the theme of hobbies and interests.

You could gather imagery from a range of sources, like magazines, books, or from digital sources.

Consider the images that link to your influences and theme.

Pause the video while you have a go at this part of your task.

There are many possible outcomes.

You may have something like this.

Here's Sofia commenting on Izzy's approach.

"Izzy, I can tell that you like dirt biking.

You have a number of magazine clippings on it.

I noticed you've also found newspapers and images of landscapes to use." Great thinking there from Izzy.

Hope you enjoyed this part of your task.

And next, I would like you to draw an A4 silhouette linked to one of your hobbies or interests.

You could draw around an image from a newspaper or magazine, use oil pastel transfer, draw free hand, draw around each other, use the provided silhouettes.

Pause the video while you have a go at this part of your task.

Again, there are many possible outcomes, and you may have something like this.

Here's Izzy.

"I chose to use oil pastel transfer to create this silhouette.

I wanted to incorporate the areas you can see through like between the arms and body and the wheels." Love that, Izzy.

Next, we're on to our second learning cycle, experimenting with materials and techniques.

Artists can select a wide range of materials for their collages: papers, images, and card, fabrics, threads, and ribbons, found materials, found images, wire and metal, natural forms. Can you think of more examples? What other materials could artists collect for their collages? Thanks for sharing your ideas.

Check for understanding.

True or false? Artists can use almost any materials in their collage or assemblage work.

Pause the video and decide, is this true or false? Well done if you said true.

And now I'd like you to say a little bit more about your answer.

Maybe you said something like this.

Artists can select an almost limitless range of materials for their collages.

Artists have been known to use things like felt and fat, recycled bottle tops or insect wings.

The mind boggles.

Selecting a range of materials means there can be playful experimentation before committing to a design.

Playful experimentation can allow artists to make new discoveries through mistakes or unexpected outcomes.

Mistakes, magical mistakes.

Check for understanding.

True or false? Artists always approach all work in a methodical and serious manner.

Pause the video and decide if this is true or false.

Well done if you selected false.

And now I'd like you to say a little more about your answer.

Maybe you said something like this.

Artists can create work as playful experimentation, which can allow artists to make new discoveries through mistakes or unexpected outcomes.

Mistakes in art can be an opportunity for discovery and growth, often leading to unexpected and innovative results.

An example of a process developed through playful experimentation is: layer clear tape onto newspaper.

Remove the tape with paper and wet.

Gently rub the wet paper.

Remove the saturated paper and look what we have.

Amazing result.

Check for understanding.

True or false? A mistake is always a negative element in the art-making process.

Pause the video and decide, is this true or false? Well done if you said false, and now I'd like you to say more about your answer.

Maybe you said something like this.

Mistakes or unexpected outcomes can be highly creative moments for artists and change the work beyond the artist's expectations.

Embracing experimentation and mistakes can be very powerful in art.

There are many innovative, playful techniques which can be applied to collage.

Some playful collage experiments: add text or partial text to link to your interests.

Layer in imagery.

Rip rather than cut the images.

Add paint or drawings.

Tape transfer to remove control of how the image appears.

So many great, innovative, playful ideas.

Working without the silhouette on the back of your paper means you cannot see the outline.

This can open you up to unexpected outcomes or mistakes, which can enhance your work.

Look at the parts of the initial collage which have been cut away.

Really interesting to see what remains.

Artists who experimented with their approach and techniques include Rosie James, who layers applique and embroidery to create detailed textiles collages of different figures.

Vera Janouskova experiments with paint and surface layers in her work "Collage," 1977.

Deborah Roberts layers different imagery, replacing sections of figures to create unexpected contrast in textures.

And Napoleon Jones-Henderson creates a collage with overlapping layers of fabric in his work "Do Lord Remember Me," 2003.

It's time for your next task.

I would like you first of all to playfully experiment with a range of materials and skills to create your collage about the theme of hobbies and interests.

What is it you are into? You are going to be expressing this in your collage.

You should work on the back of your silhouette so that the silhouette can still be seen.

You could use any combination of these skills: ripping and layering background surfaces, adding paint and drawing, placing new imagery, tape transfer, adding in text.

So pause here while you have a go at this first part of your task.

There are many possible outcomes.

You may have ripped layers, added paint, taped the transfer and cut neatly on top.

So many possibilities.

Next, I'd like you to turn your collage over and neatly cut out your silhouette.

You should work slowly and methodically to cut out the silhouette neatly.

You should take a photo to record the collage before cutting.

Pause the video while you do this.

Great to be back with you.

And there are many possible outcomes.

You may have created something like this.

Here's Jacob.

"I'm surprised by how many elements were lost after cutting, but I do like how this created a more dynamic effect with work up to and over the edges." Yes.

Love that too.

And now we're on to our final learning cycle, reflecting on and assembling your work.

Reflect on what is successful about this experiment.

Here's Alex.

"The shapes of the lettering are still legible and eye-catching." Yep, good point.

And Aisha: "The unexpected lettering in the ripped layers is really effective." Love that too.

Reflecting on your work can allow you to learn from experiences to refine skills and creative direction.

Here are some reflections.

"This is effective and I would do it again." "This is ineffective.

I will avoid it." "This is effective.

Next time I'll try developing it further." "This is ineffective.

I'll try changing the process next time." Some really helpful reflections there.

And do any of these phrases work for your work from task B? Pause the video and consider this.

Check for understanding.

True or false? Reflecting is only used by artists to determine which experiments and processes to keep or discard.

Pause the video and decide if this is true or false.

Well done if you selected false.

And now I'd like you to say a little more about your answer.

Perhaps you said something like this.

Artists can use reflection to find new ways to develop or change an experiment or process to further develop and improve.

Collage can be assembled and developed using a range of skills.

Playful collage experiments.

Create more collage silhouettes and hang with string.

Add 3D elements and depth.

Sew in collage layers.

Collage into a box or container.

Kirigami, the Japanese tradition of cutting and folding.

Digitally develop into an advert.

Oh wow.

There is so much experimentation that can take place with collage.

Can you think of any other ideas for developing collages? Pause the video and share with someone.

Thanks for sharing your ideas.

Check for understanding.

Which is the least likely option for developing a collage? A, collaging inside a box or other container.

B, kirigami, the Japanese tradition of cutting and folding.

Or C, using body gestures to create an artwork in front of an audience.

Pause the video while you decide.

Well done if you selected C.

And now it's time for your final task.

First of all, I'd like you to reflect on your work and refine it, developing composition, skills, and/or presentation.

You could use one or more of the following skills.

Kirigami, the Japanese tradition of cutting and folding.

Collaging in a box, jar, or bottle.

Sewing into collage layers.

Creating more collaged silhouettes and hang with string.

Adding 3D elements and depth.

Digitally developing into an advert or packaging.

Pause the video while you have a go at this part of your task.

And here's Lucas with some feedback.

"Your collage makes a great advert.

This looks like such an exciting event that lots of people would want to go to." Yes, I agree, Lucas.

I've never been into dirt biking, but this really makes it look exciting.

And now I'd like you to reflect on your final outcome.

Answer this question.

How has your initial idea and theme evolved through influences, playful experimentation, mistakes, and development? Pause the video while you answer this question.

You may have said.

Here's Jun.

"I was influenced by Romare Bearden to create a scene of my family in my home." Izzy: "My experimentation led me to using tearing in my layers of collage, which I did not expect." And Sam: "I reflected and developed my work into a freestanding 3D outcome using kirigami." Oh wow.

I love these reflections, and I hope you enjoyed sharing yours.

In our lesson "Planning and developing a collage inspired by our hobbies," we have covered the following.

By selecting influences for inspiration, we can develop a personal idea for a collage or assemblage.

Identifying and planning the key aspects of a collage helps build confidence in the process.

Playful experimentation can allow artists to make new discoveries through mistakes or unexpected outcomes.

Mistakes in art can be an opportunity for discovery and growth, often leading to unexpected and innovative results.

Reflecting on your work can allow you to learn from experiences, to refine skills, and creative direction.

I hope you've enjoyed exploring your hobbies and interests through this collage and experimenting, being playful, making mistakes, and innovating.

It was great to be with you, and I look forward to seeing you at another art lesson soon.

In the meantime, stay creative.