Collage #46 (Three Butterflies over "Woman's Head" by Picasso) Collage

This is an on-going series of collage works in various styles and subject matters. This mixed media Collage is a rather whimsical take on an oil painting done in 1935 by Picasso, titled "Woman's Head". It is a rather simple semi-abstract but very powerful imagery of the type of portraiture that Picasso did in the 1930's. It has long been a favourite of mine. And so I thought I would be daring enough to try and recreate the same imagery in cut-out pieces of papers, with the addition of 3 butterflies in the picture to give it a touch of Dada flavour. Except for the white parts, and in order to make the imagery a bit more my own, I decided to change the colour scheme completely, choosing a black background and an emphasis on primary colours. For special visual effect on the black background I thought it would be best to leave a slight space between each piece of pasted paper. The Collage is made up of a black acrylic painted background, my handmade acrylic painted papers, 3 butterflies in black ink and watercolour that I painted on Chinese rice paper----all adhered onto a 0.26 inch cardboard. The particulary colourful and bold imagery conveyed by this Collage, inspired by Picasso's original masterwork, is bound to attract the attention of any viewer. And once appropriately Matted and Framed by the Buyer, it should be suitable to hang anywhere, either by itself or among other artworks. As with any Paper Artwork it is recommended that it be displayed under glass for preservation and enhanced presentation.

Collage:Paper on Paper

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:16 W x 20 H x 0.1 D in

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