Collage Art

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Do you want to play by using simple materials that are available with you to create a wonderful painting? With Collage art we can make this a wonderful painting. Collage art was created from the looking for magazine images, textured papers, selecting, cutting and altering different elements that can paste in paper. People use Collage art to develop motor skills and to express themselves through this art. In my essay I will discuss definition, history and types of Collage art. And what are the materials that are used in Collage art and how to make it. Finally why Collage art is not very popular in Oman?

Gersh (2014) said Collage come from the French word "Coller" which means paste. Also, it is known as montage, assemblage, or decoupage. And all of these do the same work, a layering of images, color and texture. So, collage is an optical art that depends on cut and paste many items such as paper, cloth or wood then paste together to form a new shape. In addition, Collage art is different from other art because you take the materials that you want to make your piece. So, you start by collecting the bits and pieces that you want to use and lay them down like you want. The interesting thing in the technique is freedom that leaves you to be innovative. Use of this technology had impact among the oil paintings in the twentieth century.

According to Nikkal (2014), Collage art started in China, when the paper was invented in the second century BC. However, the use of Collage was limited until tenth century, when Calligraphers from Japan began to use a set bit of paper to write on the surface their production of poems. In the middle of thirteenth century Collage art emerged in Europe, when Cathedrals began to use plates made from the gold...

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...ceive Collage art as non-Islamic because it tend to give figural images or human and animal depiction. In addition, the purpose of Omani people can use Collage art is to have variety and differently of art. In my Collage I have studied Collage art in Computer of design only. But in the future I think we will study more subjects.

In conclusion, Collage art is French word which means paste. Collage art began in China in the second century BC. There are two of Collage art such as manual and digital. And manual Collage has different types such as paper, wood, photomontages and the secret. In addition, you can use several materials that available with you to make Collage painting. Also, you can do it by throwing anything's to make new form because there are no rules. In my opinion, people use Collage art to save photo and memories in a wonderful artistic way.

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