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Newsletter – May 2010 |
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Welcome
Note:
The sweet month of May
refreshes, invites, and inspires. With this in mind, we would like
to invite you to spend Mother's Day with us! Bring the family and create a painting for Mom, with Mom! To find out more follow the
link
http://www.artventure.ca/mothers_day.htm, and call to reserve a
spot for your family.
We are delighted to
present two local artists exhibiting their latest collections in our
gallery. Susan Garrington's "Leaping Greenly Spirits" is a
collection of paintings and drawings depicting nature with all its
gentle intricacies, showing through May 8th. This show will be
followed by Barbara Alkemade's latest works of mixed media, showing
May 31st through June 12th.
Check our website (www.artventure.ca)
and follow us on Twitter @artventure_ as new events and workshops
are announced.
Wishing you and your
family a
very happy Mother's Day,
The
ArtVenture Team
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Did You Know?
Some sources date the
first appearances of
collage techniques
to the invention of paper in China around
200 BC.
Collage techniques
were widely used in the cathedrals of medieval Europe. But it wasn't
until the early 20th Century, when the
techniques became prevalent in
works of modern art artists Baraques and Picasso who coined the term
collage from the French word 'coller', to
stick. In 1912 Picasso incorporated collage techniques in his art by
adding extraneous matter onto a surface. Over the years, collage
techniques evolved to include personal works of art, cut up and
re-arranged in a collage-like manner, along with the addition of
audio-visual collaging styles.
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Pablo Picasso - "Guitar"
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Sidi S - Collage |
Art Tips:
Collage art gives the artist a lot of freedom and
the results are personal with each work of art. Whether the design
is simple or complex, beautiful results transpire. The first part of
the design is the background on the surface. For sharp contrast, if
your background is patterned, use pattern sparingly in the
foreground (and vise versa). As with all other art forms, the most
important aspect to starting a collage is to have a focus or focal
point. As you tear, cut, and glue, lay the various pieces around the
focal point to see where they would look the best. Forming a rhythm
with your layout would invite the eye to travel around the collage
in an easy manner.
Embellishments can then be added to give additional dimension and to
add texture and depth to the work. Lastly, as with all other forms
of art, a collage will shape into an effective work of art if the
elements and principles of design are taken into consideration.
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Kids Corner:
The art of collaging goes beyond a simple "cut
and paste" technique. Like painting and drawing, we need to pay
attention to the balance of our composition (not to make it
too heavy on one side and too empty on the other), to the colours
we choose (making sure our colours complement rather than compete
with one another), and to the texture of our materials
(making sure our collage isn't too busy for the eye). To practice
the art of collaging follow this link:
http://redstudio.moma.org/interactives/remix/index_f.html
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Mackenzie F - Collage
Grade 4
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Happy Birthday To
You…
We wish our past and current May Birthday Students
Leo B, Christopher B, Yasmeen B. Lauren
F, Callie G, Jennie L,
Isabella P, Gabrielle R, Sara R,
Valery R, Brianna S, Mica S, Arya S,
Jennifer S, Halle S, Mallory S, Angelo
T, Annika VK, Megan W, Anna W
a very happy month !!
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Upcoming Events:
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Mother's Day Art Activity:
Sunday, May 9th, 10:00am, 12:00pm, & 2:00pm
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Relief Clay
Workshop:
Tuesdays 7:00-9:30pm, May
25th through June 15th
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Art
Exhibit by Barbara Alkemade:
May 31 - June 12, 2010
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Spring
Session Art Show and Open House: 3:00-5:00pm,
June 20, 2010
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Summer Art Camps: 1/2
day camps in July and August
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Quote of the Month:
"Collage is the
noble conquest of the irrational, the coupling of two realities...
upon a plane which
apparently does not suit them." Max Ernst
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ArtVenture Art Studio
1438 Aldersbrook Rd. London 519 471
4ART (4278) www.artventure.ca |
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