This is Surreal


by Luke Robson

Do things feel a little unreal right now? Do you feel like maybe this is a weird dream?
Well let's run with it and step into the world of surrealism. This video explains what surrealism is and where it comes from:


Let's Make Some Surreal Art! 

MATERIALS: magazines and newspapers, scissors, glue, paper or cardboard.
Alternatively you can try a digital version.

Watch this video explaining the project:


HOW TO COLLAGE:
1) Go through lots of different magazines and cut out a variety of images of interesting things.
2) Gather them together and choose a main landscape or background piece that is pretty simple.
3) Start choosing things that are odd comparisons or things that don't belong together. Play around with the strange sizes of the objects and put them together.
4) Make a composition. Play around with which images you'll use together and where they'll go. Make lots of possible compositions before you glue it down.
5) Glue your images starting with the background parts and work your way forward.

Here are some examples:







Other surreal inspiration:



Salvador Dali

Rene Magritte

Yves Tanguy

Submit your finished work by emailing it to htabma@cbe.ab.ca

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