Assemblage & Collage 2.0

Where does the term collage come from?

• the French term coller

• the word collection

• The British term colour

What does the term coller mean?

• to glue

• to add color

• to collect something

What is collage art?

• Art that includes bright pops of color using paint

• Art made from a collection of different items and/or images

• Art made from a collection of drawn images

• Art that is made by people ages 18-24

What types of items can be used in collage art? (check all that apply)

• photographs

• newspaper clippings

• ribbons

• bits of colored or hand-made paper

• portions of other artwork

Mixed media

• a technique of using a tool to scratch into paper coated with black ink.

• a technique of painting with thick paint.

• a technique that uses two or more art materials in a single composition.

Assemblage is...

• pre-made artwork that an artist assembles together.
• a 3D form of collaging from found objects.  
• a gathering of people.
• a gathering of artwork.

Assemblage art is made up of objects specifically designed for an artistic purpose.

• True

• False

Artists who create assemblage art usually _______________.

• Find the objects

• Thrift the objects

• Buy the objects

Assemblage is what type of process?

• Additive

• Subtractive

• Manipulative

• What is Assemblage?

Assemblage artist don't feel the need to create new objects, but just refashion items that already exist.

• True

• False