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Join us for a fascinating talk on the history of Collage. Collage takes the ephemeral stuff of the real world and re-purposes it in artworks in various ways. We use it in colour, texture, poetic and humorous images and revolutionary messages.
Monday 20 March
10am – 12pm
Fee : £10 per person includes light refreshments
We can trace the origins of collage back hundreds of years. During this lecture Nick explores the development of collage. It originated as an art form in 1912, in the early days of Cubism. We’ll trace its development through Dada and Surrealism and various other important art movements of the 20th century.
Collage and its close relations, photomontage and assemblage became a hugely democratic 20th century art form. Anyone can take it up; you don’t need actual drawing skills and only need basic equipment like scissors, glue and old magazines. In fact, after this lecture, you may want to try collage yourself!
After the lecture Nick sends you notes on the history of collage and works of art that you’ve seen during the talk.
