Contemporary collage and mixed media

. Develop a wide range of skills and approaches relating to collage.
. Recognise the relationship collage has upon the making and meaning of the altered image.
. Contextualise collage within it's art historical evolution and impact today.
. Establish a large lexicon of images and materials in which to experiment with in the future.
. Employ many layers of intuition, irrationality, nonsense, logic and reason upon the process of making and conceiving collage.

Paint, brushes, basic drawing materials, glue and scissors will be provided. The tutor will advise you on what to bring in each day from the mixed media cupboards of home.
i.e newspaper clippings, photographs, eclectic papers and surfaces, found objects, varnishes and so forth.

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If you would like to buy art materials for your personal use outside of the course, City Lit students receive 10% discount off everything* from Cass Art, the UK's leading art supplies retailer. Your tutor will advise you on what you should buy

The class will be primarily practical with one to one tuition, exercises, demonstrations, informal lectures and group discussions.
Students will be offered the opportunity to create a collage book under the title "Scrap Art" during the intervening weeks.