"Hey there Peter,
Sorry for the late response, i just signed on from a long absence. It seems to me that all dioramas are assemblages, but not all assemblages are dioramas. So, in short, yes, dioramas are assemblages.
The thing about which…"
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Can a diorama be an assemblage?
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I am currently assembling a diorama which involves a working bridge and a boat.Can this be classed as an assemblage?Continue
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Is a mosaic a collage?
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I was wondering if a mosaic is a collage. Some people say no. But I cannot see why.I am currently creating an image of an eye. It will be mostly made from sea glass (brown and clear/milky glass),…Continue
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"Thanks for response and good advice."
"Hi Peter: Thank you for your patience in getting a response. I check in here often but the activity must be happening on other sites. Yes, I agree with you and also that if you as the artist say a diorama is an assemblage than it…"
"Okay. It's been a week without an answer. So I'll take it as a YES."
Can a diorama be an assemblage?
I am currently assembling a diorama which involves a working bridge and a boat.Can this be classed as an assemblage?See More
Geoffrey Ellis Aronson replied to Peter Hausamann's discussion Is a mosaic a collage?"I would say that generally a collage is taking existing images and restructuring them, so it is not necessarily a collage, or at least it doesn't satisfy that requirement. I would say that a collage has to initially begin with at least one…"
Geoffrey Ellis Aronson replied to Peter Hausamann's discussion Is a mosaic a collage?"The process is similar but usually we consider collage paper based. As mosaic is generally recognized as a genre in itself, it would be difficult to envision it as a collage. Hmmmm. But a first cousin, definitely."
"Hi,I think mosaic is collage, made by different kinds of materials, not only paper, as mixed media art.Your work is very beautiful! The blue base of the eye is it paper or else?"
"5 people have viewed this discussion and have not made a comment. So I guess mosaic could be considered under the definition of a collage. Especially (to me) if you use other found materials like shells."
Is a mosaic a collage?
I was wondering if a mosaic is a collage. Some people say no. But I cannot see why.I am currently creating an image of an eye. It will be mostly made from sea glass (brown and clear/milky glass), and I'll be using blue sea shells for the iris. I am still using acrylic based glues to attach the pieces, but I might use white grout between the clear/milky glass. I cannot see how a mosaic could be different to a collage that is made up of random sized pieces of coloured paper, as opposed to random…See More
"I have started my first mosaic. It is an image of an eye, made mostly of sea glass. Does this constitute to what a collage is?"
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"Fantastic! Thank you for sharing your story about the artwork. It provides extra feeling and imagination to my appreciation of the piece."
"Hi Kanchan. You mentioned about sealing under glass. Here is an interesting book, by Micheal David Brown, (1998). Realistic Collage step by step. Cincinnati, Horth Light Books. ISBN 0-89134-819-0, that uses temporary tacking via the 3M Spray…"
"Hi Maria. I find your work very interesting. For me, many of your artworks have a mixture of opposing emotions, such as tragedy and humor. Because of this, they produce feelings and imaginations - that is what I like about art. Great work."
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I like the precision in your work...the therapeutic collage is weird and cool.
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