Synthetic Cubism Animal Collages

Synthetic Cubism

• Emphasis on collage– Usually large pieces of neutral, colored, or printed

paper collaged to look like a specific object– These were called “papiers collés” (collages)– Even included fragments and signs from actual

objects (newspaper, playing cards, advertisements)

– Synthetic Cubism inspired Jacob Lawrence and Romare Bearden (Harlem Renaissance)

Still Life With Chair-Caning; Pablo Picasso; 1911-1912; Synthetic Cubism; Mixed Media Collage

Maquette for a Guitar; Pablo Picasso; 1912; Synthetic Cubism; Cardboard

Pablo Picasso. Guitar. 1913. Charcoal, pencil, ink and pastel paper.

Assignment

• Choose an animal to portray, and collect a variety of images, colors, words, stories, etc. that involve that animal.

• Use these gathered materials to collage the animal (Synthetic Cubism).– Magazines– Colorful papers– Newspaper clippings– Drawings

• Focus on light and shadow to give the animal a sense of form/depth.

Example

Elizabeth St. Hilaire Nelson (Florida Artist): Collage Paintings

My Example: In Progress

My Example

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