Lesson 5: Theme Collage

Objective: To have the children create a collage with a theme using repetition and rhythm.

Vocabulary:

collage - An artwork made by gluing bits of paper, fabric, scraps, photographs, or other materials to a flat surface.

multimedia - a variety of artistic media.

theme - The broad idea or a message conveyed by an artwork.

Untitled by Romare Bearden

Lines and Shapes Repeat

What lines and shapes do you see in Untitled by Romare Bearden? What is there more than of in this artwork? What is repeated in different ways? What is repeated in the same way?
Untitled by Romare Bearden is a collage. A collage is an artwork made by gluing bits of paper, fabric, scraps, photographs, or other materials to a flat surface. Do you like the way Romare Bearden made this collage? Why or why not?

Theme
The theme is the broad idea or a message conveyed by an artwork. What do you think Romare Bearden is trying to tell you in Untitled? Romare Bearden didn't give his artwork a title. What would you title this artwork?

Studio Time: Theme Collage

Materials:

Drawing Paper, Old Magazines, Scissors, Glue, Collage Materials (buttons, beads, feathers, fabric scraps, colored paper scraps, wallpaper samples, natural objects, string, and yarn)

Plan

Look through old magazines for pictures of people, places, objects, and animals that you might like to use. Think about a theme or what you would like to communicate in this artwork.
Check list:
- Choose a theme
- Create a collage with line and shape.

Themes

Create

Use scissors safely.
Use glue smartly. Dot-Dot, Not A Lot.
Choose a theme, the big idea that makes your whole artwork go together.
Arrange, cut, and glue objects on to your paper to show your theme.

Challenge: Story Collage

Create a collage that tells a story.

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