Event Information
Modern Collage: Pablo Picasso Location: Virtual - assigned links

Wednesday, August 11, 2021 @ 7-8:30pm CDT via Zoom

Note: This event was rescheduled from Aug 4th to August 11th.

Description:

This is no ordinary collage class. In this class, we will explore, build, and innovate what we know of this medium.

Each class in this series will feature a different era of the collage genre, from Picasso and found objects, to Annegret Soltau, and to more modern collage approaches like picture juxtapositions. We will work from themes and/or emotions as we create work that is meaningful and important. 3D pieces will emerge from paper, work will become tactile, interesting, and it will speak to you.

This week: Pablo Picasso! The first use of collage in fine art came from Picasso in 1912, one example being "Still-Life with Chair-Caning", in which he used printed oil-cloth that looked like chair-caning, as well as a rope encircling the painting to form a frame. We'll learn about this work and create some of our own collage inspired by his art. 

What You'll Need:

For some of the items below we included a few examples we found on Amazon, but you can find similar items at many local and online stores (art supply stores or even Walgreens, Target, etc).

  • Modge Podge (example)
  • Watercolor paper: a) Medium quality, b) Higher quality
  • Scissors
  • Qtips or foam brush to apply modge podge
  • Magazines and/or newspapers of all different kinds
  • Any found objects like, such as lace, leaves, sticks, buttons, thread, photos, etc

About Mallory Shotwell:

Mallory Shotwell is an interdisciplinary artist and arts educator. In her art practice, she works with storytelling/interview, audio, photography, and video to share stories based on a theme. She majored in English at Aquinas College in Michigan, and later French and Elementary Education at Edgewood College in Madison. She worked as a public school teacher in Michigan and as a Montessori teacher in Madison. In her teaching practice, she utilizes multiple learning styles to serve and respect people's needs.


Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.