Lesson 28: Rhythmic Photomontage

Objective: To have the children create a photomontage with a rhythmic composition.

Vocabulary:

compositional movement - The way a viewer's eyes travel from one element to another in an artwork.

compositional structure - Common arrangements of art elements that acts a strong foundation or armature and makes the artwork interesting for the viewer.

photomontage - An artwork made of cut or torn photographs.

rhythm - Repeating art elements (dots, lines, shapes, forms, space, textures, colors, values, and time) in various ways or the sense of movement created by repeated art elements.

sequential composition - The arrangement of the parts of an artwork in a series of steps.

variety - A design principle used to add interest to an artwork by using many different objects and art elements (line, shape, color, form, etc...).

Interior with Red Apples by Louise Freshman-Brown

Rhythm in Photomontage

Interior with Red Apples by Louise Freshman-Brown above is a photomontage. A photomontage is made by cutting out parts of different photographs and arranging them in an interesting way. Look carefully at Interior with Red Apples. What kinds of objects do you see?
The artist of this photomontage used photographs with many different patterns. The repeating lines, colors, and shapes in the patterns give the artwork rhythm. How do your eyes move around the artwork? Do the contrasting patterns in this artwork give you a peaceful feeling or a restless feeling?

Think Critically - Tell what you have learned.

Studio Time: Rhythmic Photomontage

Materials:

Magazines, Scissors, Construction Paper, Glue

Plan

Think about a scene or idea you want to show in a photomontage. Look for magazine pictures to use in your artwork.
Check list:
- Create a photomontage.
- Use similar shapes, colors, and patterns to create rhythm.

Create

Cut out pictures with similar shapes, colors, or patterns.

2. Arrange your pictures on a sheet of construction paper.
3. Create rhythm by using pictures with similar shapes, colors, or patterns.
4. Glue your pictures to the construction paper

Reflect - Tell about your artwork.

Photograph and Submit your work on Google Classroom.

Photograph sketches as well as completed artwork.
"Add" (attach) to Google Classroom assignment.
"Mark as done" to submit your work for a grade.

Challenge: Photomontage Box

Collage five sides of a box each with a different theme, one side will be entirely lines, shapes, colors or patterns to create rhythm.