The revolution of mixed media
Two-day practical workshop
4 March 2017 10.30am - 5.30pm5 March 2017 10.30am - 5.30pm
Learning Studio, Burlington House, Royal Academy
£420. Includes all materials, lunch and wine reception at the end of the second day.
Revolution: Russian Art 1917–1932
Terms and conditions
Take inspiration from Russian propaganda posters to create politically charged artworks using mixed media, print and collage with Sadie Hennessy, Screen Print Fellow at the Royal Academy.
Using the Revolution: Russian Art 1917 – 1932 exhibition as a springboard, this course will focus on the style and forms of the propaganda posters and artworks featured in the exhibition to encourage participants to create contemporary, politically charged pieces using a combination of print, collage, illustrative images and text.
The accessibility of the collage technique, and the simplicity and economy of the materials make it an ideal medium for responding to political events. The immediacy of the form can make for raw and impassioned art, and participants will be encouraged to take inspiration from the exhibition, as well as from current political and cultural trends to create their final pieces.
The works from the exhibition will also be explored within the wider context of 20th-century collage, by looking at other collage artists such as Hannah Hoch and the Berlin Dadaists, Pop Artists such as Richard Hamilton and contemporary collage artists including John Stezaker, Martha Rosler and Linder.
By the end of the two-day course participants will have created a small body of collage work from the various exercises and projects set by Sadie, culminating in a "propaganda poster" about any issue that they feel strongly about. Those that wish to will be invited to create a souvenir plate from one of their collages, using a simple transfer technique, inspired by the State Porcelain Factory ceramic works in the exhibition.
About the course
Under the expert tuition of practising artist and collage specialist Sadie Hennessy, this course will introduce the art and techniques of collage with a view to creating a small body of collage-based work culminating in a ‘propaganda style’ poster. The course takes as a starting point inspiration from the collage, abstract and decorative arts on shown in the RA’s Russian Revolution exhibition and also refers to the innovative work of pre-eminent international artists working with collage across the 20th and 21st century.
This course is suitable for all levels, preferably with some prior experience of creative practice in general.
This course is for you if:
• You have some prior knowledge of collage and would like to extend your skills in the practice of working with mixed media, illustration and text
• You would like a new perspective in your approach to collage
• You would like to develop your knowledge and skills of working with mixed media and collage
• You would like the opportunity to study items from the Revolution: Russian Art 1917 – 1932 exhibition in more detail
• You would like the opportunity to develop your skills and ideas in a small group setting and in the Royal Academy's practical Learning Studio
Minimum age 18
The number of participants is strictly limited to enable detailed feedback from the course tutor.
£420
Saturday 4 – Sunday 5 March 2017
10.30am – 5.30pm on both days
Includes:
• An introduction to the Academy with particular reference to relevant works in the Collection
• All specialist practical materials
• Entry to the Revolution: Russian Art 1917 – 1932 exhibition
• Lunch and refreshments served on both days
• A drinks reception at the end of the second day
• A certificate of participation upon course completion
About the tutor - Sadie Hennessy
Sadie Hennessy is a practising artist specialising in collage and printmaking. Her work tends to scratch at the veneer of civilised society and its mores, searching out the darkness underneath. She often uses humour in her work, though it usually comes from the blacker end of the comic spectrum.
Her work has been exhibited regularly around the UK (and beyond), with recent solo projects in London, Margate, Coventry & Birmingham. She has an MA in Fine Art from Central St. Martins, where her degree show won her the Jealous Graduate Prize. She then completed a year-long print-making residency at Croydon Art College. Her work is in the UCL collection and in the print collection of the V&A.
She is currently Screen Print Fellow at the Royal Academy.
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