Collage Basics
This type of artwork is made by gluing different materials like paper, photos, or fabric onto a surface.
What is a collage?
This artist helped invent collage during the Cubist movement by gluing newspaper and printed paper into his paintings.
Who is Pablo Picasso?
This technique means placing one image on top of another in a collage.
What is layering?
Bearden was an African American artist known for using this technique to tell stories about everyday life, music, and culture.
What is collage?
This feature of the face is located about halfway between the top of the head and the chin.
What are the eyes?
Artists often cut pictures and words out of these printed publications to use in collages.
What are magazines?
This early 1900s art movement, led by artists like Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, helped make collage popular in modern art.
What is Cubism?
This step helps artists plan where pieces will go before gluing them down.
Many of Bearden’s collages feature musicians playing this genre of music, popular in Harlem clubs.
What is jazz?
Most faces can fit about one of these between the two eyes.
What is one eye-width of space?
This word means arranging pieces together to create a balanced or interesting design.
What is composition?
This artist created a famous series of brightly colored celebrity portraits, including one of Marilyn Monroe.
Who is Andy Warhol?
This design principle helps guide the viewer’s eye to the most important part of a collage.
What is emphasis?
Bearden often created collages showing scenes from this famous New York neighborhood known for jazz and African American culture.
What is Harlem?
This Dutch artist painted many emotional self-portraits and is known for swirling brushstrokes and bright colors, including the painting Self-Portrait with Bandaged E
Who is Vincent Van Gogh?