1.3 Montage

• Concept of montage in picture making
• Characteristics of montage: superimposition, juxtaposition, surrealism and dominance
• Materials, tools and supports for montage
• Creating a montage using recyclable materials
• Composing a photomontage using digital tools
• Appraising own and peers montage artworks

• analyse the concept of montage in picture making
• examine characteristics of montage
• create a montage using recyclable materials
• compose a photomontage using digital tools
• appraise own and peers montage artworks

“Why is surrealism an important aspect in montage art?”

“How is montage art used in the society?”

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1. What is montage?
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   Introduce montage, its concept and the two key inquiry questions.
2. Montage in art history
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   Trace the growth of montage and photomontage in art.
3. Learning from the masters
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   Examine montage artworks for their concept, materials, tools and process.
4. Characteristics of montage
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   Discuss the four characteristics of montage artwork.
5. Superimposition
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   Explain and use superimposition in montage.
6. Juxtaposition
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   Explain and use juxtaposition to build meaning in montage.
7. Surrealism
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   Explain surrealism and why it is important in montage art.
8. Dominance
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   Explain and use dominance to give a montage a clear leading image.
9. Materials and tools for montage
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   Identify the materials, tools and supports used to make a montage.
10. Preparing supports from recyclable materials
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    Source and prepare suitable montage supports from recyclable materials.
11. Collecting pictures on gender issues
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    Collect and select pictures and photographs that depict gender issues.
12. Cutting out pictures
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    Cut out pictures neatly and safely along the outline.
13. Arranging the cut-outs into a composition
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    Arrange cut-out pictures to create a clear composition.
14. Balance in montage
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    Use balance to give a montage an even spread of visual weight.
15. Rhythm and movement
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    Use rhythm and movement to lead the eye through a montage.
16. Pasting the montage
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    Combine and paste the cut-outs to finish a surrealistic montage.
17. Sourcing and storing digital photos
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    Source digital photographs and store them safely in an e-folder.
18. Editing photographs with digital tools
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    Edit photographs using computer aided design tools.
19. Merging photos into a digital montage
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    Merge edited photographs using layering, blending, dominance and juxtaposition.
20. Saving the digital montage
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    Save the digital montage in an appropriate file format.
21. Displaying the montages
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    Display the actual and digital montages for critique and reflection.
22. Appraising own and peers montages
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    Appraise own and peers montage artworks fairly and reflect on them.