Romare Bearden The Art of the Collage

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Romare Bearden The Art of the Collage
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History

• Romare Bearden was born on September 2, 1911, in
  North Carolina, into a middle-class,
  African-American family.
• When he was three, his family moved to Harlem,
  New York City's center of black culture. Bearden
  called New York his home, but for most of his
  youth continued to visit relatives in North
  Carolina and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
• Beardenís memories of past events and favorite
  places all became inspiration for his artwork.

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His Influences

• He was influenced by the art of the Cubists, such
  as Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, and Juan Gris
  and by the work of his friends and fellow jazz
  lovers, Stuart Davis and Jacob Lawrence.

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His Contributions

• Bearden enjoyed working in many media, including
  oil painting, collage, watercolor, public murals,
  cover art for writers and publishers, poetry,
  music, and even children's books. His works are
  in major collections and museums around the world.

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What You Will Need

• 11x17 Paper for your Composition
• Magazine Cut Outs
• Colored Paper
• Scissors
• Glue
• Colored Pencils

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Develop Your Plan

• Before beginning your composition, picture your
  house, and neighborhood. What do the buildings
  look like? What colors are they? Does the
  neighborhood have streets? Sidewalks? What do
  your neighbors look like? Do they have pets? Do
  other animals live there?
• Pick a time of day, morning or evening.

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Before you begin!

• On top of your paper, block out the page with
  colored paper building shapes, the size of your
  hand or slightly larger. Keep layering cut-out
  paper to make windows, streets, shades,
  streetlights, bridges and building details.

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Next

• Glue all the paper down. You can also use paint
  or markers to create blocks of color or details
  like bricks, stones, flowers and details on
  trees.

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Details

• Add cut outs from magazines of animals, birds,
  cars, and people. Glue them on top of what you
  have laid out with the colored paper.

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Get To Work!!