Assignment: Let’s make some art to get an inside perspective on creativity and the creation of art.

Homage to Bearden Collage
Materials: 8 1⁄2” × 11” background paper, glue stick, scissors, pencil, magazines, painted papers or solid papers for collage materials
Create a collage in the manner of Romare Bearden, and then present the work to the class. Consider this statement from the text: “…Bearden showed a different type of creativity in his depictions of the daily life he witnessed in the rural South and in Harlem, New York” (see page 5). Ponder this question as the content for your collage: What are you fascinated by in your daily life? Create a collage, in the manner of Romare Bearden, of your campus or hometown environment that responds to this question. In choosing your images, you should consider personal history, childhood memories, and key events. You may include in the collage a photocopied picture of yourself. You should communicate your environment and concepts to others. Write a few sentences on “How did the subject, purpose, artistic effects, and cultural influence all work together to create an effective work of art?”

Complete the Collage assignment, take a photograph or scan of it and post it with a few sentences from prompt for a class exhibition!

View the Guide on how to post the photo and size it for this discussion. View everyone’s work! Respond to them if you like.