Torn Paper Collage (According to the Rules of Chance)

For my Surrealist teacher examples I choose the game, Torn Paper Collage (According to the Rules of Chance). This technique of collage was created by Hans Arp. Arp was a sculptor, painter, and poet who was very intrigued by the notion of chance and outcome. In the Torn Paper Collage paper if ripped or cut up. From there the pieces of paper of dropped onto a single piece of paper. The torn pieces are then glued down where they had fallen. The torn paper creates an abstracted image which is perceived by it's viewer. Finally the composition can be drawn over with various drawing implements. Below is an example of a Torn Paper Collage along with a video showing the work of Hans Arp