单词 | collage |
释义 | collage —collagist, n. /keuh lahzh", koh-/, n. , v. , collaged, collaging. n. 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. Cf. 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. v.t. 5. to make a collage of: The artist has collaged old photos, cartoon figures, and telephone numbers into a unique work of art. [1915-20; < F, equiv. to colle paste, glue ( < Gk kólla) + -age -AGE] |
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