Posted on Collage: a creative practice that has played a starring role since the dawn of Modernism Continue reading “Collage: a creative practice that has played a starring role since the dawn of Modernism”
Posted on Cubism: from the papiérs collés of Georges Braque to the mixed-media collages of Pablo Picasso Continue reading “Cubism: from the papiérs collés of Georges Braque to the mixed-media collages of Pablo Picasso”
Posted on Dada: champions of experimental collage who dubbed themselves monteurs (mechanics) Continue reading “Dada: champions of experimental collage who dubbed themselves monteurs (mechanics)”
Posted on Futurism: the inventors of Parole in Libertà and creators of dynamic, combative collages Continue reading “Futurism: the inventors of Parole in Libertà and creators of dynamic, combative collages”
Posted on Constructivism: collage and photomontage used as propaganda and to praise the proletariat Continue reading “Constructivism: collage and photomontage used as propaganda and to praise the proletariat”
Posted on The Bauhaus: the art and design school where modern photomontage techniques were taught Continue reading “The Bauhaus: the art and design school where modern photomontage techniques were taught”
Posted on Surrealism: the trend that used collage and assemblage to create disorienting associations Continue reading “Surrealism: the trend that used collage and assemblage to create disorienting associations”
Posted on Neo-Dada: artists that embraced assemblage and printed canvases, bridging the gap between Dada and Pop Art Continue reading “Neo-Dada: artists that embraced assemblage and printed canvases, bridging the gap between Dada and Pop Art”
Posted on Nouveau Réalisme: the masters of décollage who critiqued modern consumer society Continue reading “Nouveau Réalisme: the masters of décollage who critiqued modern consumer society”
Posted on Pop Art: from the collages of Richard Hamilton to the silkscreens of Andy Warhol, the world’s greatest “recycler” Continue reading “Pop Art: from the collages of Richard Hamilton to the silkscreens of Andy Warhol, the world’s greatest “recycler””
Posted on Xerox Art: the creative technique that exploited the distorting effects and colors of modern copy machines Continue reading “Xerox Art: the creative technique that exploited the distorting effects and colors of modern copy machines”
Posted on Fluxus: the deeply experimental art movement which gave rise to electronic décollage Continue reading “Fluxus: the deeply experimental art movement which gave rise to electronic décollage”
Posted on Conceptual art: the advocates of a cerebral, immaterial kind of art with a soft spot for collage and photo-collage Continue reading “Conceptual art: the advocates of a cerebral, immaterial kind of art with a soft spot for collage and photo-collage”
Posted on Postmodernism: an art form that mixed old and new, high and low, tradition and camp in a collage-like framework Continue reading “Postmodernism: an art form that mixed old and new, high and low, tradition and camp in a collage-like framework”
Posted on Appropriation: claiming the work of others as your own to question concepts such as originality and authorship Continue reading “Appropriation: claiming the work of others as your own to question concepts such as originality and authorship”
Posted on Postproduction: the opportune label coined by Nicolas Bourriaud for art based on reusing and remixing Continue reading “Postproduction: the opportune label coined by Nicolas Bourriaud for art based on reusing and remixing”
Posted on Net art, new media art and Post-Internet: when copying and pasting practically becomes religion Continue reading “Net art, new media art and Post-Internet: when copying and pasting practically becomes religion”
Posted on Remix culture: the paradigm with which Lawrence Lessig challenged the myth of authorship and originality Continue reading “Remix culture: the paradigm with which Lawrence Lessig challenged the myth of authorship and originality”
Posted on Prosumers: the new protagonists of the online creative scene in the Web 2.0 and social media era Continue reading “Prosumers: the new protagonists of the online creative scene in the Web 2.0 and social media era”
Posted on No-copy creativity: the taste for appropriation shared by creators and avant-garde artists alike Continue reading “No-copy creativity: the taste for appropriation shared by creators and avant-garde artists alike”
Posted on Copy-paste creativity: the technique that makes it possible to create original works of art by remixing and recycling materials Continue reading “Copy-paste creativity: the technique that makes it possible to create original works of art by remixing and recycling materials”
Posted on Closing the circle: professional artists and web creators together for a web-based circular economy Continue reading “Closing the circle: professional artists and web creators together for a web-based circular economy”
Posted on Summary and conclusion: from the origins of copy-paste creativity to its Web 3.0 future Continue reading “Summary and conclusion: from the origins of copy-paste creativity to its Web 3.0 future”