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lazh
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lazh
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a type of art work in which different kinds of materials are pasted onto a surface to make a picture. These materials can be anything from paper and photographs, to cloth and buttons.
She made a collage with shells and feathers and dried seaweed that she found at the beach.
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adjective + (n.)collage
acrylic, assembled, bright, colored, contemporary, digital, elaborate, enormous, geometric, giant, living, mental, poetic
verb + (n.)collage
assemble, combine, compose, construct, create, experiment, explore, feature, form, glue, illustrate, paint, photograph
(n.)collage
+ verb
depict, display, incorporate, inspire, picture, slide, title, transform
noun + (n.)collage
acrylic,
cloth,
composition,
drawing,
fabric,
illustration,
imagery,
medium,
mural,
object,
painter,
painting,
paste,
photo,
photography,
piece,
roof,
sculpture,
series,
shape,
slide,
sound,
textile,
wallpaper,
watercolor
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Collage is a French word that means "gluing." When French artists such as Picasso began making the first "collages" around 1912, the word entered English as a name for this type of artwork.
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