Three stage collage project.
Stage one: geometric shapes and black and white imagery. I started this project by making triangles and squares out of classic black and white pictures of Marilyn Monroe, and black and white cut outs.
Stage two: add organic shapes. I added cut out pictures of Marilyn before she was Marilyn. They're from her first photo-shoot, when she was still Norma Jean.
Stage three: add elements of color. I added a quote in color, with certain words highlighted, and images to match the highlighted words. This, for me, completed the piece nicely, showing that while Marilyn had changed so much, and had become a huge star, underneath it all, she was still Norma Jean.
Please hang this on your wall. It deserves to be shown. The composition is so eye-catching and the elements so well-thought-out that it's beautiful. Put it up!
ReplyDeleteIt's great to see the sort of transition your collage went through. This is definitely one of your strong suits =) It's great to see how your initial collage became a more busy yet well balanced work of art in the end. It shows a great deal of thought on your part. It's very pleasing to the eye.
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