Collage Assignment - collage and architecture
Collage Assignment - collage and architecture
Collage Assignment - collage and architecture
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ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE IN SCANDINAVIAINTERPRETATION OF PLACE : PHOTOGRAPHY AND COLLAGEARCH 4050/6050 [J. AND B. SHIELDS]“In architectonic terms, then, Nordic space is topology, Nordic form <strong>collage</strong>, <strong>and</strong> Nordicgestalt a hybrid that unites contradictions.”- Christian Norberg-Schulz, Nightl<strong>and</strong>s: Nordic BuildingPremise.The founders of Cubism valued <strong>collage</strong> as a hybridization of painting <strong>and</strong> sculpture,existing at the threshold of two <strong>and</strong> three dimensions. <strong>Collage</strong> can be used as a tool foranalysis <strong>and</strong> design, a means of diagramming or abstracting three-dimensional space.<strong>Collage</strong> can abstract <strong>and</strong> communicate both formal <strong>and</strong> phenomenal characteristics. Likea <strong>collage</strong>, revealing evidence of time <strong>and</strong> its methods of construction, a work of<strong>architecture</strong> contains this accumulated history. Analysing existing sites <strong>and</strong> buildingsthrough <strong>collage</strong> can capture the givens, the unknowns, <strong>and</strong> the elements in flux.Objective.The objective of this course is to develop skills in analytical <strong>collage</strong>-making. We will focuson two methods: <strong>collage</strong>-drawing <strong>and</strong> photomontage. [Refer to <strong>collage</strong> lecture.] Theseskills will be honed through the daily practice of <strong>collage</strong>, as well as the execution of finalartifacts upon our return to the US. This course offers <strong>collage</strong> as a graphic counterpointto the written analyses conducted in History/Theory.<strong>Collage</strong>-drawing can be defined as a sub-set of <strong>collage</strong> in which select fragments of color,texture, or image are combined with line, exploiting the canvas as a three-dimensional(potentially infinite) space. The plasticity of space plays a primary role in <strong>collage</strong>-drawingcompositions.Photomontage is a composite image consisting of multiple photographic imagesextracted from various sources. The image sources can be divided into two camps: thefound <strong>and</strong> the constructed. Artists <strong>and</strong> architects working in photomontage mayappropriate images from print media, found images, or they may themselves takephotographs for use in their photomontages, constructed images.Your in-situ <strong>collage</strong>-making will employ found images, while your final artifacts may drawfrom both found <strong>and</strong> constructed images.
Method.This course values process work as much as the final product, using in-situ <strong>collage</strong>makingas an iterative practice to improve <strong>and</strong> exp<strong>and</strong> your graphic skills.Process.[1] Continuous <strong>Collage</strong>Your Moleskine Japanese folio will serve as the substrate for a continuous <strong>collage</strong>documenting your experiences through Sc<strong>and</strong>inavia. You will collect paper fragmentsthroughout your travels to use in your <strong>collage</strong>. However, like Richard Meier, the meaninginherent in the image is less important than the color/grain/texture/form. You willpractice with <strong>collage</strong>-drawing <strong>and</strong> photomontage techniques, referencing the artists <strong>and</strong>architects presented prior to our trip. You should use the readings <strong>and</strong> themes asconceptual fodder for your <strong>collage</strong>-making. This practice will likely integrate sketchescreated at various sites with elements of <strong>collage</strong> added later, when you’ve had time toreflect. The transition/translation between <strong>collage</strong> moments will be crucial.[2] <strong>Collage</strong> PostcardsIn each city, you will create one <strong>collage</strong> postcard as a graphic analysis to support yourblog post topic. The 4x6 format will allow you to compose a discreet, containedcomposition, in contrast with the continuous <strong>collage</strong>. Write 1-2 sentences on the back<strong>and</strong> mail to:Bryan <strong>and</strong> Jen Shields1928 Lennox AvenueCharlotte, NC 28203Product.[3] Analytical <strong>Collage</strong> SeriesThe graphic complement to your written precedent analysis will be a series of analytical<strong>collage</strong>s produced upon your return to the US. You will create 3 <strong>collage</strong>s using techniquesof <strong>collage</strong>-drawing <strong>and</strong> photomontage that you’ve developed on the trip. Thephotographic material can be found or constructed, or a combination of the two. Theseries will represent the Pallasmaa theme you chose to use as a lens; each <strong>collage</strong> willrepresent this theme as manifested through one of the vehicles used by the architect.[See history/theory assignment.]These <strong>collage</strong>s must build on your analogue skills, however digital methods of imagemanipulation may be employed. These <strong>collage</strong>s will be produced through mock-up <strong>and</strong>iteration to result in the best possible work for exhibition in the gallery in the fall;dimensional parameters <strong>and</strong> production schedule TBD.
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