Found poems are the literary equivalent of a collage, often made from newspaper articles, street signs, graffiti, speeches, letters, books, online texts (v-notes?), or even other poems. For today’s challenge, take an existing text and refashion it, reorder it, to make a poem.
Thank you for sharing your work! I love seeing these artworks online. People who post to Instagram or on Facebook will be eligible to win prizes (see details). No matter where you post, tag us so we can find it. #seattleartistleague #salchallenge #foundpoem
The June SAL Challenge: Creative exercises once a day for 30 days.
If a painting is said to be realistic it’s usually said to be “photorealistic” and this is meant to be a compliment. While I think realism is a valid description of style, photorealism is something else to me completely. The first problem is that “photorealism” assumes that images from a camera are realistic, but cameras hardly ever capture …
WTF The quote from Gerhard Richter about looking for boring and irrelevant photo materials is from the upcoming lecture on Portraiture After Photography – part of our ongoing WTF Art History Lecture series with Suzanne Walker (BA, MA, PhD, BFD). These lectures are one of a kind, and not recorded. Don’t miss Suzanne Walker’s latest spitfire! …
Take a class with SAL – anywhere! Think you know about sumi ink and brush painting? Below is some basic history about this ancient art form, as well as some facts you might not know! History of Sumi Ink wash painting appeared in China during the Tang dynasty (618–907). That’s 1400 years ago, and 700 years before …
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SAL Challenge: Found Poem
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Found poems are the literary equivalent of a collage, often made from newspaper articles, street signs, graffiti, speeches, letters, books, online texts (v-notes?), or even other poems. For today’s challenge, take an existing text and refashion it, reorder it, to make a poem.
Thank you for sharing your work! I love seeing these artworks online. People who post to Instagram or on Facebook will be eligible to win prizes (see details). No matter where you post, tag us so we can find it. #seattleartistleague #salchallenge #foundpoem
The June SAL Challenge: Creative exercises once a day for 30 days.
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