Collage Picture Frames

The collage comes from France, and is known as a work of visual art, made from an assemblage of different forms of media. In essence the collage borrows from many other works, making an entirely new peace of art. A collage could include images from newspapers, ribbons, hand papers, photographs, other artistic works, as well as other forms of media. These images are then glued to a solid canvas (or other surface).

A History Of Collage Picture Frames

You may associate the collage style of artwork with new age animation, such as Adult Swim and South Park. But this surrealistic and cynical style of art has been around for centuries. The actual gluing techniques found in collage art were first introduced around 200 B.C. shortly after the invention of paper in China. It wasn't until many years later however, that collage techniques were used frequently, and not until the 13th century C.E. when the actual collage-style art was introduced into the mainstream. Much of the collage artwork at that time was associated with religious institutions and jewelry. As an avant-garden style of artwork, collages made a major impact in the 19th century, being used by many hobbyists and artists. One of the most famous collage artists of all time was Pablo Picasso, who used the collage technique in his oil paintings. In his work “Still Life With Chair Caning” he pasted a patch of oilcloth with a chair-cane design into the canvas. About the 20th century, collage photo frames and collages came to be used as an instrument of surrealism, and thus provoke the most dramatic of reactions.

Picture Frame Collages Today

Collage picture frames are usually smaller in scale than paintings are, though they are framed and hung in similar fashion. Collage picture frames are often made from wood pieces or wood scraps, and assembled on an empty canvas, if there is a related painting. These types of collage picture frames offer collage artists the chance to explore various qualities of color, texture and impressions.

There are also many types of collage picture frames you can buy, including wall collage picture frames, extra large collage photo frames, magnetic fridge photo frame collage for your kitchen enjoyment, Victorian style collage photo frames, hanging collage picture frames, Triple Wood collage picture frames and vintage collage picture frames, for the antique lover. Large collage picture frames can be 8 x 10 or larger, while the standard for many photo collage frames is constructed for 2 5x7 photos.

Where can you find picture frames and collage boxes? The best place to look is not in 19th century France, rather, it's online and in specialty department stores, where collage picture frames are competitively priced and often times as ingeniously frame and designed as the collage photo itself.