A is for Assemble.
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Robert Rauschenberg's 'Canyon' (1959): Assemblage: oil, housepaint, pencil, paper, fabric, metal, buttons, nails, cardboard, printed paper, photographs, wood, paint tubes, mirror string, pillow & bald eagle on canvas. |
When I make a collage I assemble bits and pieces from different sources: found papers, scraps of fabric, a twig, a book of matches, newspaper, splatters of paint, batiked paper and set these things that had no business being together inside that which becomes a composition. Assembling is an art. The spaces between allow me to consider connections that I did not seem to know prior.
Such exercises release the imagination.
Note: In this series of post during the month of April, I am participating in the A to Z blogging challenge, with each day focusing on a letter. In order to bring some cohesion to this process--releasing the imagination is the focus of each post.
Wow, I'm gonna love following this blog! My degree is in fine art! sigh! Love this post, will be back to check the rest of your AtoZ posts (and beyond!) :D
ReplyDeleteThanks Kelly. Glad the work is resonating.
DeleteI am a pattern follower, never thought to gather and just start assembling.
ReplyDeleteWould love to know more about what a pattern follower is. Sounds intriguing.
DeleteWhat a great way to express yourself. I love art! Look forward to more of your A-Z posts
ReplyDeleteThanksCiara. All A to Z posts will focus on ways to release the imagination.
DeleteFantastic!
ReplyDeleteThanks. Was moved by your post. Left comment there.
DeleteI've never tried to make a collage before. Maybe it's something I should try one day. :-)
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely. Start collecting.
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