Contemporary Arts

1. TECHNIQUES IN
CONTEMPORARY ART

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COLLAGE
Made by adhering flat elements such
as newspaper or magazine cut-outs,
printed text, illustrations,
photographs, cloth, string, etc. to a
flat surface to create thick layer that is
almost like a relief sculpture

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DECALCOMANIA
Process of applying gouache to paper or
glass then transferring a reversal of that
image onto canvass or other flat
materials

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6. 3. DECOUPAGE
✢ Done by adhering cut-outs of paper and
then coating these with one or more
coats or transparent coating of varnish
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8. 4. FROTTAGE
✢ Technique of rubbing with crayon on a
piece of paper which has been placed
over an object or an image
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5. MONTAGE
Used for photography or film where a
pictorial image is juxtaposed or
placed overlapping to make another
picture or design

11. Use diagrams to explain your ideas
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12. 6. TRAPUNTO
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Canvass is padded, sewn and often filled with
sequins, beads, shells, buttons tiny mirros, bits of
glass, rickrack, swatches of precious textiles and
other things

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14. 7. Digital Applications
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