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collage
[ kuh-lahzh, koh- ]
noun
- a technique of composing a work of art by pasting on a single surface various materials not normally associated with one another, as newspaper clippings, parts of photographs, theater tickets, and fragments of an envelope.
- a work of art produced by this technique. Compare assemblage ( def 3 ).
- an assemblage or occurrence of diverse elements or fragments in unlikely or unexpected juxtaposition:
The experimental play is a collage of sudden scene shifts, long monologues, musical interludes, and slapstick.
- a film that presents a series of seemingly unrelated scenes or images or shifts from one scene or image to another suddenly and without transition.
verb (used with object)
- to make a collage of:
The artist has collaged old photos, cartoon figures, and telephone numbers into a unique work of art.
collage
/ kɒ-; kɔlaʒ; kəˈlɑːʒ /
noun
- an art form in which compositions are made out of pieces of paper, cloth, photographs, and other miscellaneous objects, juxtaposed and pasted on a dry ground
- a composition made in this way
- any work, such as a piece of music, created by combining unrelated styles
Derived Forms
- DZˈ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- DZ·i noun
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of collage1
Example Sentences
We caught up with Jarmusch to ask him about his collage process, Surrealism and his future as an artist.
A writer of experimental collages on the manifold nature of the Black experience, Parks contended in a style guide to her tricky, unorthodox early work that “language is a physical act.”
Leider usually makes and sends Valentine’s-themed collages to dear friends and loved ones each year, but this year she decided to do something different after the recent death of her sister.
He made much work at his friend’s house, spreading photos for collages and drawings all across the floor and dinner table.
"My dad Bryan McCrory was not just a name on a list or an image in a collage of beautiful faces that were lost that day," Louise McCrory told the inquiry.
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