holzhauer_kayla_lostfound

I am going to create a complex composition by collaging printed pictures, magazine photos, maps, brochures, and other found objects onto a two-dimensional space.The concept of my project is travel. When I think of the word lost the first thing that comes to my mind is directions, maps, and traveling. I want to portray "finding" as discovery (like when a person travels to a new place and discovers new ideas and places) by using found objects to create a board that represents a person's travel around the world. I want to use photos from my own travels, along with images of the different aspects of travel from magazines, brochures, etc. I am still deciding if I want to represent world travel in my piece or create a more personal piece showing the places I've visited in the U.S.; but in the end I want to create a fun collage that is meaningful and interesting to look at.

The majority of my lighting will be natural because most of the important features of traveling have to do with the surrounding environment of a certain place, such as a beach in Florida or the buildings of Chicago. I also want to add texture to my final piece by using different materials like paper, fabric, and even pieces from nature. I will need to use what I know about sculpture to add three-dimensional features to a 2D collage of pictures and material.

I chose these images and interpretations because I thought it was a fun way to portray the theme "lost and found". I really like hands on art so that's why I chose to create a collage and I also like the uniqueness of the idea. I want to create a feeling of movement across the entire piece so that the viewer's eye is drawn to all parts of the final collage. I also want there to be a sense of unity through color, texture, and proportion but I don't necessarily want everything to be matching and straight.