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Re: Romare Bearden Collage

From: Ann Wilschke (awilschk.us)
Date: Wed Jan 05 2000 - 08:51:02 PST

I have had the same problem doing Surrealist colleges. They sort of get
overwhelmed with all the photos and loose site of the final image.
Ann Wilschke
Middle School

On Wed, 5 Jan 2000, Chandra wrote:

>Hi Everyone, I just began a unit on collage with my middle school kids,
>using Romare Bearden as inspiration and examples. We discussed the subject
>matter of his collages, which is basically experiences from his life. They
>have started to create collages based on one experience in their life. I
>told them to keep the picture focused, and not too busy, and to combine
>magazine cut outs with colored paper, drawing, and paint. However, it
>still seems like the kids get absorbed in the magazines, and cut out lots
>of pictures, and the collages seem busy and not cohesive. How do you avoid
>this with collage? Does any one have good ideas for expressing how to
>create a more focused collage in middle school language?... Thanks,
>chandra in Maine...remember that I am hauling everything from room to room,
>so supplies and time are not at my fingertips.
>
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