col·lage [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. 3. an assemblage or occurrence of diverse elements or fragments in unlikely or unexpected juxtaposition as·sem·blage [uh-sem-blij; also Fr. a-sahn-blazh] –noun 1. a group of persons or things gathered or collected; an assembly; collection; aggregate. 2. the act of assembling; state of being assembled. 3. Fine Arts. a. a sculptural technique of organizing or composing into a unified whole a group of unrelated and often fragmentary or discarded objects. b. a work of art produced by this technique. col·lage [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. 3. an assemblage or occurrence of diverse elements or fragments in unlikely or unexpected juxtaposition as·sem·blage [uh-sem-blij; also Fr. a-sahn-blazh] –noun 1. a group of persons or things gathered or collected; an assembly; collection; aggregate. 2. the act of assembling; state of being assembled. 3. Fine Arts. a. a sculptural technique of organizing or composing into a unified whole a group of unrelated and often fragmentary or discarded objects. b. a work of art produced by this technique. col·lage [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. 3. an assemblage or occurrence of diverse elements or fragments in unlikely or unexpected juxtaposition as·sem·blage [uh-sem-blij; also Fr. a-sahn-blazh] –noun 1. a group of persons or things gathered or collected; an assembly; collection; aggregate. 2. the act of
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Contemporary Art in Collage & Assemblage
Contemporary Art in Collage & Assemblage
