You know the term "collage" through the activity of decorating jugs or wall hangings with seeds or patchwork pieces. Decorating the surface of an object by attaching something on its surface is the oldest type of kria created by humans. According to experts it is estimated that this activity began in Venice, Italy in the 17th century when the city of Venice became a leader in printing in Europe. Collage art developed rapidly in France, England, Germany and other cities in Europe.
In its development, creative collage was used as a personal aesthetic element in a painting. Collage is a medium favored by world artists. Pablo Picasso, George Braque and Max Ernest are well-known for their works that utilize paper collages, fabrics and various other objects. This is the creative innovation of this artist in the past 90 years. Henri Mattise is one of the artists who is active in creating collages when his fingers are stricken with arthritis so they cannot paint anymore. Mattise turned to the collage, he cut up the color paper in large sizes in various shapes to create a beautiful paper mural (Linderman, E. W., 1984: 141-142). On this site you will be given practical tips on making collages from used materials or natural ingredients found in the surrounding environment. You can use collages for various needs. Making collages can be a very attractive decorating or decorating procedure to be applied to greeting cards, paper bags, decorative boxes, book covers, photo frames, wooden trays and so on. In addition, you can also develop collages as an aesthetic element in painting or exploring creatively as a work of art.
