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February 21, 2013/by techgnotic
By techgnotic
Collage is one of those art forms that immediately sets off heated debate about our most fundamental ideas and visceral feelings about the very essence of art itself.
Turn of the century troublemakers Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso began enhancing their paintings with glued on bits of cut out fabric and other materials, thus neatly blurring the line between the art categories of painting and sculpture. They shifted the emphasis or “meaning” of their painted images beyond an attempted interpretation of the painted “text” to thinking about the artists’ “process” – something wholly separate from the paintings themselves.
And with that a whole new Rubic’s Cube of basic questions about art was opened up:
Is an assemblage of “found” junk really art? Is the artist’s technique in “building” an artwork more important than the artist’s aesthetic skills? Should ideas and feelings evoked in experiencing art come from a “story” or narrative painted on a canvas or are ideas and emotions with perspectives tempered by glued on newspaper clips and photographs just as valid? Is this “sampling” just a form of plagiarism? Is it simply an artist’s shortcut to his vision or expression, and ultimately never really his own best “statement?”
untitled urban collageby gregoriousone
Windsweptby JessicaMDouglas
pionerby igorska
self portrait collageby fantomas1
The Castleby patbremer
Kissed By a Birdby LauraTringaliHolmes
ATC: LoVe BiRdby abstractjet
Outwardby patbremer
Restlessby babsdraws
Leave it to the truly great artists and creative thinkers to leave more questions in their wake than answers. That the creation and interpretation of any artwork is a mad kaleidoscopic endeavor shouldn’t bother us so much a century after Picasso’s transgressions especially in a time of string theory and serious consideration of parallel universes. In fact, any evening spent in front of your end point of choice easily illustrates the triumph of the collage “idea” – as commercial after commercial batters us with seemingly disassociated sounds and images that somehow come together to push a singular perspective: like and want this product... because it is part of a desirable but unobtainable lifestyle implicit in the commercial’s collage of images.
But what of collage as a purely aesthetic artform? It seems the surrealists immediately following Picasso embraced collage, especially because it so nicely served in the presentation of political and anti-war messages, with the grim reality of war in photographs juxtaposed with the artists’s painted pleas for peace. Collage has never really gone out of style, as it seems to be that idea with a little added something that artists, like Warhol in the sixties, rediscover over and over to reinvigorate their messages. One particularly popular school of “wood collage” has endured, in which the artist glues wood cuttings or panels to painted canvases, again creating a painting+sculpture effect. Some artists use natural found driftwood to enhance their paintings, igniting again the “but is it art?” question. By now most of that conversation has died down into a truce:
Any artist’s expression is art. And art is in the eye of the beholder. Period.
Queen Of Black Words Blindfoldedby ArianeJurquet
Bird 3 -- Diveby LauraTringaliHolmes
carmageddonby live-by-evil
Traditional american familyby Drogul-le-Mogul
Crosswalk on Manhattanby rpintor
Dannyby patbremer
Collage seems to have won a place in our collective hearts as an artform that “anyone can do.” We start cutting and gluing pictures in Kindergarten to add to our crayon creations and many happy homes have photo collages of smiling famiy members hanging on their walls. Whatever comment the serious artists are making about “process” or political activists are making about world peace is now wrapped warmly in the same artistic space as our baby photo collections.
“Digital Art” is the latest artform in search of a theory by the academics. But its commercial application as CGI is transforming the look of the imaginary worlds in films and video games and no doubt doing much, for better or worse, to imprint those (usually dystopic) landscapes in our sub-consciences.
Personally I love collage as an artform.
You Obviously Lack Originalityby Chickenman74778
Perfect Strangerby wicked-vlad
Questions For the Reader
Is collage even relevant as a technique in the face of digital tools that instantly paste content into almost every image we see?
What is your first reaction to the “is ‘found’ art really art?” question?
Does the experience of the “meaning,” or at least your perception of a painting, being changed to a new perspective by added materials engage your mind in a positive way, or make you feel like what’s the point? Does too much relativity kill your soul?
How would you feel if some of the plates fell off your very expensive Julian Schnabel “painting?” Would you first wonder if re-gluing them made the work somehow altered or bogus? Would you wonder first about insurance or resale value?
Do you have personal collages of friends and family? Did the placement of individuals’ pictures within the collage have any particular significance?
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Great article. A lot of my recent work is digital collage. I the past I have used famous images within in my own paintings in order to make a statement. I think the history of art supports this way of working. If you try to source the "olympia " in Manet's painting it really makes this very clear. I hope it is ok to include this link instead of a drawing
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2. I believe that even though it's only assembled by one, and drawn by others, It can still tell a story. It also takes skill to get the image correct, or the coloring, or the whole idea constructed. It's its own type of art.
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Cut and paste is a basic function of every art-making computer program, painting, writing, music or video. Collage has been woven into the creative process.
But suspicion lingers. This has everything to do with economics. The easier it is to make art, the more art there is, driving down prices. Established artists, critics and other gatekeepers need barriers of entry to preserve scarcity. They are, of course, shoveling against the tide.
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I don't see the issue? Of course it's a form of art. Why in the world would anyone have a problem with it?
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Once again I looooooooved this article!! I hadn´t give much of a thought to collage till now, but now I do.
I really believe that, if a piece of art already makes you start to think about something, just stop and think, it´s worth as art, so collage, in my opinion is art
In the matter of copyright infrigement, copy is when someone takes an already created work and claim as it´s own, well, it´s not the case of collage. Collage you take a part of someones work and claim, you use to create something new, and that piece of art is contributing to the art experience the collage is passing on.
(sorry for the english U.u''')
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It's as simple as it gets; if you can make it work, then do it. How well it works is entirely subjective though. I have my own personal tastes regarding it, as I'm sure others do. And that is perfectly okay.
I want to use collage for different effects; for a idea that is not entirely 2D, and because as an artist I know I have limitations to the things I can do. Using textured/patterned paper helps if I so chose to use it.
[link] Is an example of work that I mean. I'm not trying to advertise, this is simply an artist whose work I saw not too long ago. It struck me as very beautiful and I think it falls in line with the collage theme.
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Hi P
I just followed your link. The work is lovely and I pinned it on Pinterest. thanks for sharing.
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It's art. In my mind, art is what the artist decides. Not the viewer. If you don't like something, move on! Find the things that do appeal to you and continue to be inspired by what moves you. I think some people truly have a stick in their ass about other peoples art-forms and the platforms they use to create an expression of their art, like "photoshop artists." Do we say that a photographer has to draw with a pencil or also painter to be an incredible photographer? No. Some photographers can and do have many other skills and talents. Some focus purely on what they capture from their lens. Art is what the artist decides. We spend a lot of time asking questions about is this art, is that art? Why kick anybody in the rubber parts for devoting their time, energy & creativity to a medium that you yourself don't use?
What if we insisted that all aspects of a work had to be truly organic and from the artist to have it count as art? Photoshoppers couldn't use stock images, musicians couldn't sample even the sounds in their environment, painters would have to hand make their paint and pencils.... we wouldn't want them using pencils and paint that other people made giving them an unfair advantage or a skewed perspective on what ART REALLY is. Oh gosh no! Those colors have already been invented!
Our life experience is a collage. We take bits and moments... emotions, experiences and thoughts and we combine them to shift and change as people, as artists... every moment of our lives... layers. As someone who has just recently graduated college for digital graphic art, I was disappointed that no focus was given to fine art in my curriculum. We seem to be relegated to a craft that is meant for consumer based advertising and the expectation is that we will make web graphics and logo buttons for mass consumption on the web. But I'm a self motivated individual and I will continue to learn grow and create what I am inspired to create.
I personally was in an auto accident and I tore my arm so badly that I can no longer draw or paint physically. My hand is just not steady enough to create what is in my minds eye with my bare hand. But I still have vision. I still want to say something through art. I use whatever is at my disposal to create and to keep learning and growing as an artistic person. But I take no personal affront when other artistic individual don't take interest in canvas or paper. The digital world is new and meant for exploring by artists by whatever means they see fit.
Is there bad collage? Sure, I thin so. Is there bad oil painting or pencil drawing? Bad music? Bad cinema? Yes and I actually love bad movies. I find them inspiring in a strange way. But the people creating it still consider it their art. And if these individuals I've labeled as bad continue to pursue their vision they may create something that someone somewhere considers to be worthy of the title of "Art." They may even create a whole new genre... Is there bad photoshops? Yes and all too often we see much more of it because of the digital nature of it's transmission to viewing eyes on the web. Absolutely. I'm trying really hard not to say art is in the eye of the beholder, but yeah there is that too. And sometimes where we're at in our lives defines what we consider ART. That goes for what we create, as well as what we view as critiques of art.
Interesting and inspiring topic. Thanks for filling my morning cup of coffee with thoughts and debate.
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What Enigma?! Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Art ignites something within everyone uniquely; Therefore, it's comparable, relative and personal- regardless of the medium, how it's used or how it's made [PERIOD]
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I agree. One man's trash is another's treasure. If one enjoys making collages, one should continue making collages. A collage isn't 'bogus' art, it's making another piece of art from other art. To me, making a collage takes talent. You have to think about shadows, faces, position of the picture pieces. And more. It just depends how serious one is about one's collages. One shouldn't have to worry about others' opinions to make art.
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I think collage like any other art form can be done well or done poorly. Sticking random things together on a canvas doesn't make something inventive or edgy. But done well it creates a work that sits between flats and sculpture, containing elements of both. The best collages work both as a single images as well as an assemblage of components.
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SO well said.
The best definition of collage is just that: It is a creating a single coherent image from many images.
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Not to stir up trouble, but what is amazing?
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This is interesting, this is unusual, and it is aesthetically beautiful.
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Ahh, I see. The pull that great artistry in this style causes.
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1. heck yea! first of all you have to find the pics, cut them out, paste them onto paper, much more work (imo) then on the computer. and sometimes better looking! (some stuff u just need ur hands for xD)
2. still art to me!
3. I don't understand most of the meanings, sooooooo i'm not really affected
4. I'd reglue it to be honest :I
5. I don't have any family/freind ones, (i do have an album though) but i have a huge binder full of fashion collages! i think i could get a little more creative with it though...
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Excellent article. More evidence that art is everywhere.
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These is amazing! I did collage qhen I was younger, at school. But never something like these stuff!
I love it
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Any artist’s expression is art. And art is in the eye of the beholder. Period.
i was thinking about that since i read the title, i personally admire those capable of turning what people consider trash into a wonderful piece of art. Also not everyone can do it, i am personaly not very good at it.
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1. Yes! I think that any technique or method pre-dating digital art still is and always will be relevant. Art is constantly reinventing itself, and these 'traditional' mediums are still evolving and being used today.
2. My initial response every time I hear that question is no, but the more I about it the more I lean towards yes. 'Found' art challenges the meaning of, and reason for, art. This question will always be present and hence 'found' art will always have it's place.
3. It would depend on the individual piece in question, but generally I appreciate seeing another angle.
4. I would be upset and would not touch them myself. Would that not be fraud and/or theft? To 'steal' his intellectual property by altering his aesthetic?
5. I did, but it had to be removed. The placement of the images did have significance and this issue received a lot of thought.
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Collage takes things that exist and rearrange them into something new. How is that any different than any other kind of art? As artists we manipulate tools/our environment to create something new.
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Exactly, a painter takes paint and manipulates it to create something new.
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1. Collages are regarded even greater of/as an artform for the masses due to the computer digital/CG imagery. It allows for people to hold the view of collages in an even greater appeal. Especially in situations where you are unaware of the fact that you are looking at a collage. That being true whether it is completely blended together or stands firmly apart seperately, yet offers you a single semi-cohesive view when applied in such a manner.
2. 'Found' art is still art. With all art being a collection of 'in life' experiences melded and merged together, then spun into our own unique interpretation. To say that collages aren't art is to tell our minds that they are invalid for their ideas and concepts in art. It is just another tool/method to get the job established and created. To slay that is the same as slaying a writer for using words. Or, slaying a painter for using a brush and canvas. Hell, even slay a digital artist for not creating the computer or computerized device. It's not the tool nor the method(provided it is not harmful), but the vision and the overall creation that validates whether it is actually art.
3. For me, the amount used doesn't negatively affect me. It regards to whether or not what is used is done in a proper manner. For, even in other artforms, excess can kill when it really is improperly done. Like in music(especially in crossed genre music), where too many sounds would kill the overall feel. If you heard an orchestra, a metal band, a DJ and a beatboxer all at once & aiming in various directions, that would annoy the "hooting-nanny" out of everyone. Though, if done properly and with the aim of allowing their Sounds to cohesively assemble, then it really would sound mind-blowingly grand. Not what nor how much you have, but how you use it all together.
4. If the pieces fell off, which I'm sure it has before, then I would get a respectable art dealer to see it and offer me the best option for the artwork itself and get it repaired(if possibly the best option) by an respectable professional whom is knowing properly how to do such.
5. No, I currently don't. It was something that I, actually, was thinking about for my close loved ones and myself. This sealed the deal in wanting it. And, I'll get two for each person. One for their face, each. And, one for their greatest joy/work. That way, it will be the image of their face, and an image of what they feel represents their life. So, it will be like having the view of them, plus the view of their life representation. My choice, my decision. Gettin' 'Er Done!
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this is my first time saw n hear collage, this is awesome. made me realise how great and much art in all the world
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another really great thought provoking series!
1. Collage is extremely useful, given that it derives its meaning via comparison,juxtaposition and context. In terms of para texts and the narrative gap between the various visual and written texts, collage is a relatively unexplored area. This also becomes interesting when people experiment with layout and the narrative gap.
2. I say it depends. Art, as subjective as it is, depends greatly on the skill of the artist as well as what the audience defines as artful or skilful. Found art, as I understand it, is either that coincidental naturally occurring scene which has a certain natural beauty or art streak to it (such as a cloud, panoramas, nude studies etc) or the process of making art from found materials (synonymous with 'junk art'/limited materials & conservation art approach). I'd also suggest that art or beauty doesnt have to necessarily be boxed in a museum/gallery (we do that to preserve beauty or precious things for posterity, and to share experiences with a wider audience), and that beauty is ultimately made in the eye of the reciever/viewer of the thing of beauty.
3. This is a difficult question, as presently worded, to answer for intent. If the question goes to minimalism vs extravagance/opulence, its a matter of taste. I think to employ the oft used meal metaphor, too many ingredients in a dish can make the entire thing turn 'brown'; a homogenous heap that while may be nutritionally appealing may be unpalatable to digest. Texture is certainly an element of a design, and if a collage employs texture in some way for a resonant meaning/purpose, it can make the artwork more meaningful. Consider the brushwork of Van Gogh; the layering of paint on a canvas. In that impressionist vein, certainly manipulating texture can be a powerful effect.
4. This too is an ambiguously worded question, going I read, to the nature of "what is an object/item" and also "what is the value of a thing?". (I also laughed at it, some artworks are unwieldy arent they? Consider a hunger artist live installation "Oh no, my performance display has died..." would the insurance kick in then too?) Its a very gray area from a legal, scientific, theological and philosophical perspective. Technically, that installation is only a thing when considered as a whole at a given time.
If the plates fall off, it ceases being one thing and becomes another new thing entirely. Re-gluing the plates or putting replacement plates on (while perhaps a cunning deception or crafty salvage op) does irrevocably alter the artwork - it becomes something new. It would alter the artwork, though said "battledamage"/ "battlescars" would add to the story of the artwork, which to antiques collectors and history buffs, adds value. This is an interesting question though, especially when considering "first editions"/Limited print runs of some works and prints (such as lithograms etc)
5. This is a really fascinating question; it calls into question the definition of a collage. The short answer is no, Ive not made a large collage of all my friends and family. If I did, i would probably limit all the photos to 1 per person, and place them radially around me at the centre, with close friends being in the middle, ex's and acquaintances further away etc. Alternately, (and seeing as ive a small circle of inner friends) I might take a series of photos to portray different sides of my friends, and arrange them around photos of myself (perhaps, in my collage I am invisible; appearing only in the collages of others).
I was however presented with a collage at my birthday party some years back; i believe that the placement of people was more coincidental than a consciously thought out thing, though it appears photos of a similar colour palette were grouped together (sorta like a mosaic). Long answer; Depending on the source materials in the collage, a collage could be considered a sort of time machine; the conflation of many distinct moments of history (particularly with friends, who may not know each other/ you may only socialise with particular individuals at particular times) all drawn together and put in a collage; the same moment of time. I'm thinking of the Stephen Colbert "portrait in a portrait" effect here...
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Cool pictures, this kind of stuff always gives eyes some rest from endless "art pieces".
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1.
There is a big difference between digital and "traditional" collages. Digital collages mostly "flat" pictures, and "traditional" ones has mostly layers in 3 dimensional, because if you put different layers (things) on each other, they get a kind of thickness - if you put more and more layers on each other, this part of the picture become thicker. But you can play with digital collages in the same way, if you print them on a similar surface.
2.
Why not? I'm interested in the concept of an artwork and the diversity of the art too.
3.
Adding different materials means the liberty of the art, but used materials only depend on the artist's will.
4.
If I'm fond of the original "painting" I try to find the best way to "fix" it.
But thinking about the randomness of placing the plates maybe re-gluing some plates don't change the original concepts, perhaps because of the puzzle-like view.
5.
I don't have yet, but it doesn't mean that I won't have.
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2. Collage itself is just an artistic technique. Pictures made this way may become artworks, if they are unique, interesting, original and nicely crafted. Personally I value Max Ernst's collages the most. And unfortunately most people often forget, that collage technique is based on mixing and connecting various materials, not only pieces of photographies, sketches or paintings.
5. I don't get this question. Why would I want to have collages of friends? I'd prefer to have collages made by my friends, which again makes me doubt in people's understanding of this term. Collage "art" doesn't have to be representative, it can be a pure abstraction made of completely "abstract" materials. (Very interesting effects you can get by creating particular elements of your collage composition, using frottage method.)
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these collages are amazing and very well done
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1) I have fond memories of making collages (really, some of the only fond memories from my school days)
2) "found art" is just a heap of junk that someone thinks looks cool. No thought process or mesage went into it, so it's not art.
3) so, kinda like that party game where you write a line or two to a story being passed around, but with a collage? sounds cool and/or fun.
4) restoration, not ruining. Buy some epoxy glue and fix the sucker.
5) No on both counts.
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1. Is collage even relevant as a technique in the face of digital tools that instantly paste content into almost every image we see?
Personally I don't see much of a difference between cutting and pasting in real life, or doing it digitally. Well, no glue sticking to your fingers when you work at a computer, I guess.
2. What is your first reaction to the “is ‘found’ art really art?” question?
Well, yes. The artist finds things, and then they do something with those things. Where is the difference between going through a junk pile to find the ingredients and going to a shop to buy them? There is no difference between found stuff and bought canvas and paint in my opinion. It's both just raw material.
3. Does the experience of the “meaning,” or at least your perception of a painting, being changed to a new perspective by added materials engage your mind in a positive way, or make you feel like what’s the point? Does too much relativity kill your soul?
What kind of question is that? It completely depends on the individual artist and on the individual piece I'm looking at.
4. How would you feel if some of the plates fell off your very expensive Julian Schnabel “painting?” Would you first wonder if re-gluing them made the work somehow altered or bogus? Would you wonder first about insurance or resale value?
I wouldn't have a Schnabel painting.
5. Do you have personal collages of friends and family? Did the placement of individuals’ pictures within the collage have any particular significance?
Nope, and nope. Collage is not my cup of tea artistically.
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1) I think collages are awesome! c:
2) Woah,I never knew that kind of art actually existed,or listed as art.
3) I don't know what kind of Mumbo-Jumbo question that is,but...eh...I have a soul.
4) I would Re-glue them!~ And maybe,depends on the season.
5) I got pictures of them!
deviantART muro drawing
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1) The more tecnology improves, the more we found manual work interesting
2) For me art is innovation, and whatever catches the eye and makes the imagination work can be considered art.
That's why i don't usually think "found art" art: it is somehow "old" as i've seen it being exploited too many times by too many people.
These people aim at the "shocking masterpiece" and try to impress the audience at any cost. And that it's too forced. Keep it simple, keep it natural.
3) It can add a lot. It can open the mind, who knows? Maybe it can add new dimensions and new meaning to your previous work.
Always wonder and wander!
4) As every accident in life, you should never let it drain your soul. I would glue back on, and feel as i worked at it too.
You know, before becoming an artist, Michelangelo was just an assisant in a workshop : )
5) don't have any, that's why i should begin making them myself
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The human brain was made to recognize patterns. Patterns make up art. What we use to make that art represents who we are and what we see most often in our daily lives. A fox made from rearranging the remains of a half-burnt banknote could be a symbol of a financial tragedy or a burning desire for money. A supermodel made from other supermodels reveals the hidden beauty within beauty. Collage is definitely a form of art, but no less mysterious than the insane and inspiring works of Picasso. That was some CRAZY ART.
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WOAH. All of them are amazing! <3 I just found more people to follow!
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do you know 7panels.... it's a grouü of deviantart, where 7 artist produce one panel...?
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Roflmao! What is using stock images in photo shop? If nothing more than collage via an electronic method...collage in the traditional way has a certain honesty..whereas so called Photoshop artists I have encountered in DA havent even the most rudimentary drawing skills..lol!
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collage is ok.. as long as it is original work..than it can be art..
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i like collage and for me it is art, i have here on deviantart a collage of a woman too, and it was fun to do it
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woah, these are weird in a good way 
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Do you see "found art" as art?, Heck yeah, but there's a huge diff in skill and creation.
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Collage is about the tension between the flatness of the picture plane and the depth of the image being portrayed... it's about that paradox of space created by marks on a canvas. It's not just about found objects or appropriation. I think it's a lot more interesting when you think about what Picasso and Barque where really getting at, and consider how radical collage really was back then (while it has become absorbed by the media today and seems commonplace).
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