what is 'collage'?

 

Raoul Hausmann. Dada siegt. 1920.

 

Sonia Delaunay   Zenith Clock Poster. 1913-14

 

Collage ...

"... involves the pasting
together of various materials
on a flat surface"   
(Waldman)

 

'Randelli' (Robert Randall and Frank Bandinelli)
Expressive Space. Video.

 

Montage ...

"... the art of combining collected
and processed images"   
(Larbalestier)

 

Book cover, 1932

 

Photomontage ...

"... the art of combining (one or
more) photographic images
(with text, drawing, etc.)"   

 

Alexander Archipenko   Médrano II . 1913-14

 

Haim Steinbach. Ultra Red No 1, 1986.

 

Assemblage ...

"involves joining ... materials
that project out from the
surface of the plane"
(Waldman)

 

Found object...

"usually a common mass-produced
item selected by the artist,
which might be altered or
combined with other objects"
(Waldman)

 

a technical definition of 'collage':

"... the (re-)use of material that
already has a meaning"   

 

Wanda Wulz. Me + Cat. 1932