Project: Collage

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Project: Collage

by Bev Speight

One of the launch titles in Ilex’s new program in partnership with the Tate, Project: Collage is packed with great ideas for creating eye-catching collages.

Collage invites you to collect, combine and transform existing imagery and ephemera, both old and new, into entirely original compositions. Tactile, versatile and accessible, collage encapsulates the magic of reinvention. Through collage, you’ll learn how to manipulate, combine, deconstruct and reconstruct images. As you dive deeper you’ll discover how the art of collage stretches the imagination and encourages a reinterpretation of the familiar and mundane.

Bev Speight takes you through 50 step-by-step projects to inspire you from striking architectural builds to mixed-media menageries, Project: Collage offers fresh ideas and guidance to help you cut and paste your way to unique artworks. Collage has become hugely popular with over 11 million hits on Instagram and is an art form for every budget.

I Dreamt I Was a Beautiful White Swan by Bev Speight
(photograph, coloured paper, scissors, glue). Courtesy of the artist.

About the author:
Bev Speight is an artist, illustrator, designer and educator who teaches at Middlesex University. She was previously creative director for a major book publisher and, amongst many other clients, has worked extensively on high profile campaigns for the BBC.

Text adapted from the publisher’s press materials

ABOUT THE BOOK
Project: Collage
by Bev Speight
144 pages; soft cover
9.5″x7.5″x.5″
ISBN 978-1-7815-7577-2
£14.99/$16.99 US/$18.99 Canada
TATE: Project Collage by Bev Speight is published by Ilex in partnership with the TATE; 2019

Purchase the book from the publisher HERE or through Powell’s Books HERE.