Collage for adults - PLAYFUL ideas

[@jeng5591]

Play play play! I love starting with a simple letter shape, then the limitation of painting with just one colour, the joy of free strokes and marks and then the idea of puzzling together irregular cut shapes from it. Thanks for the inspiration to keep it fun.

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks, Jen. Play is wonderful, essential in my idea. Enjoy playing. Albert

[@beckyfinkelstein1688]

As a graphic artist who also paints this is so beautiful. I am so happy I came upon this excersize. Can't wait to try it!!thank you!

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks, Becky. Good to hear. But it's credits to Cecil Touchon for inspiring us all. Enjoy creating, Albert

[@ouranitakaradimas1132]

Such a liberating way of approaching image making. Thank you, Albert.

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks, Ouranita. Good to hear, try it yourself, it's really fun to do as well. Albert

[@gellape]

I had a big smile while watching the video, many... many thanks again for sharing 😊

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks, Julia. Was there anything particularly making you smile? I'd love to hear. Albert

[@tinycuisine6544]

Lovely Albert! Your videos always so inspiring. Thank you🤗

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks, tafuworks. Now it's your turn. Enjoy, Albert

[@hartr33]

A great exercise in random happenstance and creative adventure!

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks, Hart, indeed random, chance, happenstance, I love it all. Enjoy playing, Albert

[@trinesandns4947]

Love this concept!

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks, Trine. Enjoy playing. Albert

[@AhmedRaza-j3f]

Very simple idea , wonderful.

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks, Ahmed. Enjoy playing, Albert

[@jarlsoars1150]

Great video, Albert. Thank you for sharing. Basically, this is a form of simplification by omission/reduction(referring to the segment @6:00 specifically, as you don't use all the pieces). I've done something similar to this by covering one side of the paper with all sorts of marks, colors and textures etc. Then I flip it over to the clean side and divide the page evenly into 64 pieces and cut them as you did, as well. Then I flip them over, as you did here. It's always a nice surprise when you flip them over. That said, I will choose which of the 64 pieces are most appealing and then recreate them as a larger painting. You can either try to copy them exactly or just use them as a basis for a more refined variation. This exercise does cause you to question why certain of the 64 look more appealing than others. I think it mostly comes down to some of them appearing, through simplification, to be more appropriately composed within their new space.

[@jarlsoars1150]

Oh yeah, I often number/date the 64 pieces on back in case I find a really good one to replicate. So then, you'd have something like '#34 2/11/24' . . .

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks, Jarl. It's an interesting artist and way more to talk about. He makes paintings of collages or parts of them. What I show is just a way of working. If anyone starts doing this, they will get enough ideas of their own. It's always interesting to take one piece of a cut-up bigger painting and make a psinting of it. In the new painting you can look for a new best part by using a passe-partout and make a painting of that. Contemplating why a piece looks nice would be an interesting exercise together. Let's say you pick 5 an and I as well. I doubt if we will take the same ones. Would be great fun, I guess. Also, a great starter for a group of creatives to get to know each other. Albert

[@ImperfectPaintings]

LOL, that's perfect if it works for you, but way too organized for me.

[@TJ-zs7gn]

A lovely exercise to get the creative brain working which can lead us to many places

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks, TJ. Indeed, it's wonderful to learn to look in new ways. Albert

[@rabbitgregory9289]

It’s amazing how randomness can add so much to art. Thanks for the lesson.

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks Rabbit, I couldn't agree more. Albet

[@wendyschaef1174]

So glad I found this, thanks, exactly what I needed today!

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks, Wendy. Enjoy creating. Albert

[@otmarkeller4156]

eine sehr interessante Herausforderung, die ich gerne annehme. Ich werde es mal mit Tusche versuchen. Vielen Dank

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks, Otmar. Enjoy playing around. Albert

[@culturefan]

Interesting and food for thought as always. There are so many ways that art can be approached, and I like your "hands on" teaching. Another great one Albert. A new artist I've found recently is Lauren Prudot.

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks, Culture Fan. There are so many ways of playing this, and Cecol Touchon does for 30 or 40 years now, I think. Amazing. Laurent Prudot looks nice, lovely mysterious. Thanks for sharing. Albert

[@paulrollinson1305]

Enjoyed this one - definitely going to give this a try.

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks, Paul. Enjoy the ride, Albert

[@JoseDelacruz-wo7ne]

Super cool 🎉

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks, Jose.

[@my3babies255]

Yay! Another very uplifting and joyful video. The artwork you created here turned out beautifully, I'm curious to try it now myself! Thank you, Albert!

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Good to hear, My3babies. Enjoy working in a new way. Albert

[@susanasilva2737]

It seems simple but simplicity is not that simple as it seems. Thanks for share

[@ImperfectPaintings]

You're completely right, Susana. But it can just as well become your new favorite way of artmaking. That's the magic of it all. Have a great day, Albert

[@susanasilva2737]

@@ImperfectPaintings I got many ways of art making. The most amazing is the art of live well and in peace. But thanks Albert. There is always a new way of learning something. Or make things in a different way.

[@ImperfectPaintings]

You make the best art. Peace.

[@vidiot509]

Thought provoking stuff, thanks!

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks, Rawdon. Enjoy playing. Albert

[@vidiot509]

@@ImperfectPaintings Yes for sure. Thought I might try this approach to some utilitarian throw away objects of mass consumption. Inspired by a current London Hayward Gallery show described as anarchic sculpture for restless times😊👍

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Sounds like fun. I looked at the Galery online and noticed interesting artwork. Go for it. Albert

[@vidiot509]

@@ImperfectPaintings I have looked up Cecil Touchon and one description I like is "His collages are the seeds that grow into other practices" brilliant! good choice Albert 👌

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks, love to read this. Have a great day.

[@reclamebureautpadvertising3583]

Great. The piece at 8:32 reminds me of Roy Lichtenstein

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thank, reclamebureau. Indeed, other artists, for those who know them, came along as well. Always fun to see. Albert