week 2 creativity

 For this week I worked on an exercise called Collage art with shapes and masks. Collage art is a form of visual art that involves assembling different materials such as paper, photographs, fabric, or other found objects—onto a single surface to create a new, unified composition.

Artists can combine various textures, colors, and images in creative ways to produce something entirely new. It can be both abstract or representational, depending on how the elements are arranged. Mask the object with the texture (Ctrl/Cmd + 7) to create a shape out of it. Move your shapes around the art board to create a unique collage. Use the pencil tool (N) to draw an enclosed shape on top of the texture. Holding down the Shift key, select both objects with the Selection tool.

Breaking Boundaries of Tradition

Collage art challenged traditional ideas of art-making by moving beyond the confines of painting and sculpture. Instead of relying solely on brushstrokes and forms created from scratch, artists could use pre-existing materials, recontextualizing them in new ways. This opened up new creative possibilities and blurred the lines between different mediums, like photography, painting, and sculpture.

 

Expression of Individual Identity

For many artists, collage is a way to express their personal experiences, views, or emotions. The process of cutting, pasting, and layering different materials can be a deeply personal one, allowing the artist to communicate ideas that might be hard to convey through traditional means. In a way, collage acts as a mirror of the fragmented nature of modern life—both personal and collective.