COLLAGE TERMS



Papiers collés
Pasted papers (term used by Picasso, Braque and Gris)

Collage
Action of gluing paper or other flat material to a flat surface

Colle (la colle)
Glue

Coller
to glue

Décollage
Removing glued paper

Encollage
Encasing pieces of paper or material with a glue substance

dépouillage
Collage made with stripping or peeling paper

Affiches lacérées
Found paper collage

Femmage
Collage done by a woman

Précollage
Getting design on the surface ready to be glued on

Colleur
artist who works with collage (term collagiste is often used in the US)

Watermedia collage
Collage using water base paints along with glued material

Mixed media collage
collage with any media

Assemblage
The process of gluing 3D objects on a surface

Montage
About the same term as assemblage

Photomontage
Gluing photos or pieces of photos on a flat surface

Découpage
The process of cutting paper or other material

Brûlage
Burning some part of the paper to use in collage

Fumage
Exposing paper or other material to smoke

Bricolage
Assembling odds and ends for a collage

Frottage
Action of rubbing on collage to attain texture

Froissage
Crumbling paper

Déchirage
Tearing paper

Nettoyage
Cleaning up all material

Vernissage
Applying or spraying a varnish on the finished collage. (Meaning also the first day of an artist exhibit, originally in 1886 when the artist was allowed to finish applying varnish on their completed work)

Collagraphy
Collage adhered to a printing plate used with or without a printing press



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