Synonyms for
Collage
Definition
Collage is a piece of art made by sticking various materials such as photographs and pieces of paper or fabric onto a backing.
Synonyms & similar words
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Antonyms
Common collocations
- create a collage
- digital collage
- paper collage
- photo collage
- art collage
- collage technique
- collage artist
Word family
Usage note
While 'collage' can refer to a technique in art, it is also used more broadly to describe a collection or mixture of disparate elements, often in a somewhat haphazard or eclectic way.
Example sentences
- I made a collage of my favorite animals using pictures from a magazine.
- We learned about collage in art class and made one using leaves and flowers.
- I used a variety of colors and textures in my collage.
- The artist created a beautiful collage using old maps and postcards.
- I like to make collages with my friends using pictures from our adventures.
Quotes
Collage is the noble conquest of the irrational, the coupling of two realities, irreconcilable in appearance, upon a plane which apparently does not suit them. - Max Ernst
Collage is the twenty-first-century stained glass. - Richard Meier
I want to make photographs that maintain their incompleteness. I don't want them to lose their reality; their touch and smell and graininess. I want to keep a sense of nostalgia and collage, things that are handmade. - Sally Mann