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collage

[ kuh-lahzh, koh- ]

noun

  1. 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.
  2. a work of art produced by this technique. Compare assemblage ( def 3 ).
  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.

  4. 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)

collaged, collaging.
  1. 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

  1. 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
  2. a composition made in this way
  3. any work, such as a piece of music, created by combining unrelated styles
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • DZˈ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • DZ·i noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of collage1

1915–20; < French, equivalent to colle paste, glue (< Greek ó ) + -age -age
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Word History and Origins

Origin of collage1

C20: French, from coller to stick, from colle glue, from Greek kolla
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Still Waiting presents collages that capture moments of pause, of waiting.

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And while the notion that Lennon and Ono came to understand America through its television programming is provocative, too frequently the collage of grim news and glib ads leans toward the tritely ironic.

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We caught up with Jarmusch to ask him about his collage process, Surrealism and his future as an artist.

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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.”

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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.

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