Assemblage Art an artistic process that consists of making three-dimensional or two-dimensional artistic compositions by putting together found objects

Bernard PrasFrench Artist Bernard Pras was born in 1952.He is known to ‘counterfeit’ old masters and other well-known images by using especially chosen objects from the trash. Inspired by renowned painters such as Edvard Munch, Salvador Dali, and Japanese woodcut artist Hiroshige.

Marilyn Monroe(inspired by: Andy Warhol)

The Scream (inspired by: Edvard Munch)

Bernard Pras’ Hokusai Replication

Cat woman

Anamorphosis- the process of creating art by stacking objects onto a canvas.

Mickey Mouse

A Closer Look

What is JUXTAPOSITION? placing things side-by-side, especially for comparison (ex. machine-made object or urban environment against organic elements of nature, in order to highlight different qualities)

Méret Oppenheim 1936

Andy Warhol, Marilyn Monroe- 1967

Bernard Pras, Marilyn Monroe

Edvard Munch, The Scream

Bernard Pras, Einstein

Bernard Pras, The Scream

Katsushika Hokusai , The Great Wave at Kanagawa -1829

Bernard Pras’ Hokusai Replication

Getting Started…Step 1: Find an image. Images:a self-portrait, artist replication, or an image that is self-reflective

Step 2: Print your image & bring it to class. (Bring 2 copies)Step 3: Bring in found/cast-off objectsExamples of what to bring in: buttons, machine parts, wire, toy parts, recycled plastic pieces, old jewelry, wood pieces, feathers, items found in nature, cardboard

Examples of what NOT to bring in: dead animals, broken glass, sharp objects (knives, nails, etc..)

Step 4: Get image approved. Step 5: Draw a thumbnail sketch of your image.Step 6: Map out the compositionbreak down image into simplified shapes arrange found items to determine placementchoose colors needed