The process of creating this magazine collage portrait demonstrates how very different are the methods of making art to what they were in the 19th century. Agne Kisonaite looked to the familiar Ruseckas painting of the Reaper Girl––a symbolic example of the the average Lithuanian woman at the time––hoping to create a modern-day version by contemporary means.
Launching an online contest for a model, Agne selected a young girl who bears some resemblance to the original subject. She committed the model to canvas with acrylic paint, and then traced this image at a magnified scale to a 2m by 3m surface of wooden panels. This sketched outline was set up at the World Lithuanian Youth Meeting, inviting all attendees to add color using snippets of magazine pages and photographs. The artist completed her Modern Lithuanian woman after 13 days of gluing the 5348 paper pieces that were matched by color gamma.
Contemporary Collaborative Collages
A Magazine Collage Portrait Pieces Together the Modern Woman
Trend Themes
1. Collage Art - The use of magazine collages in contemporary art is a trend that offers opportunities for artists to explore creative expression through mixed media.
2. Online Contests - The launch of online contests for selecting models provides a disruptive innovation opportunity for the fashion industry to promote inclusivity and diversity in their campaigns.
3. Crowdsourced Art - The practice of inviting attendees to contribute to an artwork through collaborative collaging presents a trend in participatory art experiences, opening up possibilities for immersive and interactive installations.
Industry Implications
1. Art and Design - The art and design industry can leverage the trend of collage art to develop new aesthetic movements and innovative techniques.
2. Fashion - The fashion industry can embrace online contests as a disruptive innovation strategy to engage with a wider audience and tap into diverse talents and body positive representation.
3. Event and Exhibition - The event and exhibition industry can incorporate the trend of crowdsourced art to create interactive and memorable experiences that actively involve attendees in the artistic process.