Today’s collages are commonly used on day to day basis as one of the art forms. However, collage entered Modern Art with a help of an artist Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. Back in the early twentieth century when Cubist artists began gluing various materials such as paper, fabric, and even objects. Picasso’s piece was “Still Life with Chair Caning” created in 1912, as well as Braques’ “Fruit Dish and Glass”. Nowadays instead of using different materials, artists use photomontage on computers and software to easily produce collages. The photomontage is a collage created by cutting and gluing other photographs to create a new image. (Master Class, n.d.)
An example of a Modern Art Collages refers to the young Russian artist and creator Yegor Zhuldybin. This artist specialises in surreal digital collages through which he builds unique worlds where he explores elements such as colour saturation, aesthetics, and optical illusion. Most of his pieces use pattern or galaxy backgrounds with a solid sun shape which surprisingly compliments the original image.
His work is characterised by his handcrafted collages, which he creates with antique and old materials to produce vibrant and detailed works of art. Collage frequently spills over into other arts like sculpture, painting, and illustration. Color, nature, juxtaposition, children’s encyclopaedias, repetition, and transformation are all sources of inspiration for him (Ben Lewis Giles, n.d.).
Lola Dupre is a collage artist from Scotland who works in the traditional manner, using a lot of paper. From her collage style, her unique approach to the art, is everything other than usual. Her work incorporates elements of the Dada movement as well as modern digital alteration techniques. (Lazar Mijanovic, 11 January 2022)
References
Ben Lewis Giles, Debut Art n.d. Ben Lewis Giles [Online] (n.d.) Availiable at: https://www.debutart.com/artist/ben-lewis-giles [Accessed in 09 February 2022]
Master Class staff, Master Class n.d. What Is a Collage? 4 Types of Collages in Art [Online] (Updated 19 Aug 2021) Availiable at: https://www.masterclass.com/articles/what-is-a-collage#what-is-a-collage [Accessed in 09 February 2022]
Lazar Mijanovic, Qode Magazine, 11 January 2022. An Exploration of Collage Through the Works of 8 Contemporary Artists [Online] (n.d.) Availiable at: https://qodeinteractive.com/magazine/contemporary-collage-artists/ [Accessed in 09 February 2022]
Lola Dupre, n.d. [Online] (n.d.) Availiable at: https://loladupre.com/exploding [Accessed in 09 February 2022]
Yegor Zhuldybin, iCanvas n.d. Yegor Zhuldybin – Canvas Prints [Online] (n.d.) Availiable at: https://www.icanvas.com/canvas-art-prints/artist/yegor-zhuldybin?product=canvas&sort=popular [Accessed in 09 February 2022]