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The Art of Personal Imagery: Expressing Your Life Through Collage
Express yourself—and celebrate your life—with collage."The Art of Personal Imagery" introduces a fresh approach to collage, one that blends traditional methods with innovative new techniques for capturing your favorite moments and most treasured memories in your artwork. Step by step, author Corey Moortgat teaches you the secrets to adding visual and emotional depth to your collage: Commemorate special occasions by transforming mementos into clever collage elements.Add meaning to your work with written sentiments about your friends and family.Use painting and paper layering techniques to blend a glossy modern photo with vintage ephemera. Stage your own photo shoot to capture images perfect for your artwork.Find your personal symbols with creative exercises to unlock your subconscious mind.Push yourself beyond impersonal collage! Create beautiful artwork that honors your loved ones and glows with your essence.
- GenresArtNonfictionCrafts
128 pages, Paperback
First published October 19, 2007
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June 30, 2019
Lots of great inspiration and techniques to use in collage.
April 2, 2020
I would definitely recommend. Sometimes I don't realize just how much I know until I open the book and find myself mostly being re-inspired by the pictures.
September 30, 2008
I don't think I've ever read a book, let alone a craft book, that took the titular term "personal imagery" to such a narcissistic extreme.
I'm sure the author has her fans. Indeed, the 5-star reviews of her book on Amazon far outnumber the combined middling and negative reviews. But those 5-star reviews are from the author's own choir who clearly have no problem with compulsive self-advertisement and forced sharing in the name of "art." Obviously I do have a problem with all that because I submitted a 1-star Amazon review.
I don't know, perhaps I'm expecting too much, but I think you can convey the "personal imagery" notion without including a photo of your bare ass (p.30). I also think you, as the author, can get the "personal imagery" point across without filling every page with your own photographic intimacies. Like, your perpetually pregnant belly or the closeups of your "eat shit and die" angel face, your fabulous princely husband or even your darling firstborn son. Yeah, I get it: you're happy and fulfilled. Thanks for beating me over the head with your good fortunes for 130 pages. Now, let me get on with the business of creating my own personal imagery to document my own horrendous pregnancy and nagging obesity, my failed marriage, and my constant intense struggles as a single parent. How about I beat you over the head with my personal imagery for a while, eh?
Evidently I have issues. As I said in my Amazon review, "reading this book was akin to meeting a stranger for the first time, shaking hands, and having them say 'Smell my finger.'" Talk about creepy. With this book the author has effectively crossed the threshold, broken the "4th wall" and has done so without my permission as a reader. Not only is that extremely rude, it borders on violation. Buying and reading her book doesn't give the author license to smear her personal details all over me in the guise of "projects." I mean, I'm reading her book, not doing her. (Not that I would, anyway...)
All that said, the book does have some value to me. I mean, by examining the author's psychologically questionable artwork, I know a little bit better what my own personal preferences are and perhaps where to begin in developing my own style. Hurray for small miracles.
I'm sure the author has her fans. Indeed, the 5-star reviews of her book on Amazon far outnumber the combined middling and negative reviews. But those 5-star reviews are from the author's own choir who clearly have no problem with compulsive self-advertisement and forced sharing in the name of "art." Obviously I do have a problem with all that because I submitted a 1-star Amazon review.
I don't know, perhaps I'm expecting too much, but I think you can convey the "personal imagery" notion without including a photo of your bare ass (p.30). I also think you, as the author, can get the "personal imagery" point across without filling every page with your own photographic intimacies. Like, your perpetually pregnant belly or the closeups of your "eat shit and die" angel face, your fabulous princely husband or even your darling firstborn son. Yeah, I get it: you're happy and fulfilled. Thanks for beating me over the head with your good fortunes for 130 pages. Now, let me get on with the business of creating my own personal imagery to document my own horrendous pregnancy and nagging obesity, my failed marriage, and my constant intense struggles as a single parent. How about I beat you over the head with my personal imagery for a while, eh?
Evidently I have issues. As I said in my Amazon review, "reading this book was akin to meeting a stranger for the first time, shaking hands, and having them say 'Smell my finger.'" Talk about creepy. With this book the author has effectively crossed the threshold, broken the "4th wall" and has done so without my permission as a reader. Not only is that extremely rude, it borders on violation. Buying and reading her book doesn't give the author license to smear her personal details all over me in the guise of "projects." I mean, I'm reading her book, not doing her. (Not that I would, anyway...)
All that said, the book does have some value to me. I mean, by examining the author's psychologically questionable artwork, I know a little bit better what my own personal preferences are and perhaps where to begin in developing my own style. Hurray for small miracles.
November 13, 2012
I have been checking out a lot of these "collage" books and using the ideas in the music posters I create for our duo. They are fun and very informative.
September 1, 2008
Good technique instruction on creating depth and distressing.
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