What kinds of media
do you think the
artist used?
How does
overlapping create
space?
What do you think
the artist was trying
to tell us?
Romare Bearden
Tomorrow I May Be Far Away, 1967
Would this picture
look the same if it
was all done with
paint?
Romare Bearden
Collage
After being introduced to
the Harlem Renaissance
and it’s artists (such as
Romare Bearden) students
will recreate a masterpiece
in the form of a collage
Students will be able to make better pieces of art
after they can master shape, become influenced
by artists of different cultures and time periods
and learn more about criticizing art.
Objectives- Students will be able to
• 1. recognize collage as used in works of
art.
2. create a collage based on a
masterpiece (preferably from the Harlem
Renaissance).
3. critique student art work.
4. recognize and appreciate the work of
Romare Bearden and other artists from
the Harlem Renaissance
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What was it? What is a Renaissance?
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• The Harlem Renaissance refers to the flowering of African
American cultural and intellectual life during the 1920s and
1930s in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, the
movement impacted the cultural spectrum (literature, drama,
music, visual art, dance). Artists and intellectuals found new
ways to explore the historical experiences of black America and
the contemporary experiences of black life in the urban North.
Challenging racism, African-American artists and intellectuals
rejected merely imitating the styles of Europeans and white
Americans and instead celebrated black dignity and creativity.
Asserting their freedom to express themselves on their own
terms as artists and intellectuals, they explored their identities
as black Americans, celebrating the black culture that had
emerged out of slavery and their cultural ties to Africa.
Know the artist: Romare Bearden
• Romare Bearden was an AfricanAmerican artist whose powerful
works represented his life
experiences. He grew up in
Harlem, but spent most of his
early childhood in Charlotte, NC
where he was born in 1912.
• He used scrap materials such as
torn paper and old photographs to
create collages which delivered
powerful messages about AfricanAmerican life. His deep feelings
for the African-American
people, family, and memories of
his childhood are reflected in his
works.
Mother and Child
The Return of
Maudell Sleet
Firebirds
Analyze this collage of Bearden’s called “The Conversation”
What do you notice about the shapes? What is a collage?
Collage (From the
French: coller, to
stick) is regarded as a
work of visual arts
made from an
assemblage of
different forms, thus
creating a new whole.
Compare & Contrast: Jacob
Lawrence and Romare Bearden
Jacob Lawrence’s “Barber Shop”
Romare Bearden’s “Conjunction”
Procedures:
1. Look through Art resources to choose a famous masterpiece
painting to copy in collage technique.
• ·The masterpiece must have people in the painting.
• The masterpiece must be in color.
2. Once the masterpiece is chosen, draw it using contour line.
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Use the entire size of the 12” x 18” tagboard.
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Pay attention to the direction of the masterpiece so that the
paper matches.
3. Store this drawing in your portfolio.
Art Theories
• There a three basic theories about how we
judge our art and why we make it.
• Study these three concepts and be able to
tell which theory your masterpiece best
utilizes.
The Three Basic Art Theories
• The artist tries to imitate life, accurately (photographically)
representing people and objects. The work may leave in all the
details, even if they are unpleasant. Or it may idealize the
scene, leaving out the unpleasant details as in some landscape
paintings.
The Three Basic Art Theories
• The artist experiments
with art forms-lines,
shapes, colors, space
and their relationships.
The composition is
more important than
the subject matter or
theme.
The Three Basic Art Theories
• The artist conveys an
indirect idea, a mood
through the use of color and
symbols, etc.. The image
may not be recognizable or
photographically accurate.
Here is a familiar example:
You have picked your Masterpiece
• What theory would your masterpiece fall
under:
• Imitation
• Formalism
• Expressionism
• Why?
Decorative paper techniques
• Using tempera paint and watercolor paint,
you will paint on 9” x 12” drawing paper,
add texture to it and let it dry.
• This will serve as your collage paper for
the background and other objects.
• Do NOT reproduce colors for the faces of
people or other body parts – this will be
recreated with magazines.
Note the colors of the masterpiece, reproduce one color at a time,
using either tempera paint or watercolors.
I see a lot of reds and greens in this painting by Lois Mailou
Jones, so those will be the first two colors that I focus on
Create your decorative paper
SUPPLIES:
Tempera****Get a plastic tray, color(s) of paint needed for the
first color, brush, texture tool, paper towel.
Watercolors**** paint strip, water basin, brush, paper towel.
PROCEDURES:
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Create an area of color, filling the paper, and choose a
texture to reproduce.
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Put your name on the edge, on the front.
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Put the wet “painting” on the drying rack.
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Begin the next color needed. Repeat this until all colors
are achieved.
• AGAIN DO NO WORRY ABOUT THE COLORS ON THE FACE
OR BODIES – THIS WILL BE DONE THROUGH MAGAZINES
• Place all dried “Paint Swatches” in your portfolio
Cutting and gluing with the
decorative paper
• Choose the paint swatches that you painted for your
background. Tear or cut small pieces to fit into the selected
areas. Secure these pieces to the tagboard with white glue.
• Close observation of masterpiece is needed to recreate the
space.
• Complete the background and move on to the middleground.
• Overlap all collage pieces and do not leave any tagboard
showing.
• Continue with creating your collage until all areas are covered,
excluding the face and other body parts you wish to use
magazines to complete the work.
Completing your people with collage
• Look at the magazines for facial features and hands in the
same position as your painted subjects. Cut the parts out that
are needed.
• Hard to reproduce items such as shoes, purses, small animals,
etc, may be cut from magazines.
• Cut or tear your magazine pieces and glue onto your tagboard.
Use at least 4 sources to create the face.
• Throughout the project, you must be referring to the
masterpiece for color, shape, space and details.
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Name: ___________
Romare Bearden
Composition
Class: ____
3
Artwork has utilized the space of the paper in an effective manner
2
Artwork has somewhat utilized the space of the paper in an effective
manner
1
Artwork has not utilized the space of the paper effectively
Representation of Picture
3
Artwork has close resemblance to picture
2
Artwork resembles picture
1
Artwork has little resemblance to picture
Fragmentation of Figures
3
Student has utilized 4 or more pieces to construct face/figure
2
Student has utilized 3 pieces to construct face/figure
1
Student has utilized less than 3 pieces to construct face/figure
Craftsmanship
3
Surface is completely flat and contains no gaps in application of paper
2
Surface is mostly flat with minimal gaps in application of paper
1
Work contains many gaps and unglued pieces of paper
Effort and Use of Class Time
3
used class time provided and took suggestion well
2
talkative and had to be reminded to get to work several times
1
had to be reminded to work every class period, too talkative
Assessment: