Playing with collaging and relief through landscape
I can create a surreal collage landscape by combining found images, textures, and 3D elements to tell a story.
- Year 8
Playing with collaging and relief through landscape
I can create a surreal collage landscape by combining found images, textures, and 3D elements to tell a story.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Artists use collage techniques to create surreal landscapes.
- Images from magazines can be used to shape initial story ideas.
- Artists can use textured surfaces in their designs.
- Artists can manipulate 3D materials and skills to add interest and depth to a collage.
Keywords
Juxtaposition - when very different images are brought together to create new or surprising ideas
Texture - how something feels when it is touched, the feel or appearance of a surface
Manipulate - handle or control something, like a material or image, in a skillful manner to alter it
Depth - where an artwork looks like it is three dimensional
Common misconception
Collage landscapes should always look realistic.
Collage allows us to create landscapes that don’t have to follow real world rules. Surreal landscapes encourage imagination and creativity beyond what we see in everyday life.
Equipment
Magazines, books, newsapapers, scissors, glue, card, tape, wire, string. Optional: paint and print materials to create your own surface.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Assemblage creates meaning for the audience through the associations the viewer has to the . These associations can be common or personal links for the artist.
Q2.What are found objects in art?
Q3.How is assemblage similar to a collage?
Q4.Assemblage - match the statements with descriptions.
Q5.What does composition mean in art?
Q6.How is the golden spiral used in art?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Artists can find imagery from all sorts of sources for their art, including magazines, books, newspapers, posters, tickets, or adverts, to name a few. These sources are referred to as objects.
Q2.What does juxtaposition mean in art?
Q3.Match the technique with its description.
