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Jun 1 - 5, 2026
Anderson Ranch Art Center: Photographic Collage: An Exploration of Photography and Painting
CONCEPT: Join an engaging exploration of the synthesis between two distinct art forms: photography and painting. Students discover transfer techniques that integrate photographic images and text directly onto painted surfaces, resulting in intriguingly layered works. Participants explore traditional collage and photomontage, and master new methods that allow for opaque and translucent layers. Reductive methods, such as sanding and scraping, reveal the history of earlier photographic layers and suggest an archaeological approach to image development. The workshop emphasizes experimentation and exploratory approaches. Students produce a portfolio of physical examples of all techniques.
Jan 5 - 16, 2026 Painting and Photography: An Archaeological Approach to Text and Image
Concept Two art forms collide in this fascinating look at the intersection of photography and painting. Join us for an engaging exploration of the artistic synthesis between these two distinct art forms. Discover new transfer techniques that integrate photographic images and text directly onto painted surfaces. Using traditional collage and photomontage, master new methods that allow for opaque and translucent layers. Reductive methods such as sanding and scraping reveal the history of earlier photographic layers and suggest an archaeological approach to image development. We begin each morning with a technical demonstration illustrated with visual examples from contemporary art. A range of integrated photographic painting approaches will be introduced on paper, canvas and panels in acrylic. By midweek, our investigations continue to larger artworks tailored to each student.
Media & Techniques
Media & Techniques
Utilize traditional collage with photographic material (text and image), digital manipulation of imagery for output to MiScreen silkscreen on acrylic and gouache painting. Reductive approaches include sanding and scraping on paper, panel and canvas.
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