CollageBy definition, collage is an artistic composition of materials and objects pasted over a surface, often with unifying lines and/or color. The origin of the word "collage" comes from the French word "coller," which means to glue. Simply put, anything that is glued or pasted onto something else might be broadly interpreted as collage. Historically, collage has existed for many centuries; and, notably, Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque launched collage into the art world of Paris in the twentieth century and made it a mainstream term with a more widely accepted understanding. But, much earlier, experimentation in collage took place in France. Gloss Medium & Varnish / Matte Medium / Gesso / Fadeless Sheets / Art Tissue / Paper Cement / Origami / Scratchboard / Sumi and more! The Creation Station Deluxe Hobby Table SAWTRAX Guardian Knife Guide 36" (Box of 4 pcs) SAWTRAX Guardian Knife Guide 54" (Box of 2 pcs) SAWTRAX Coro-Claw (Box of 20 pcs) LQ Gloss Medium & Varnish (16 fl. oz.) LQ Matte Medium (16 fl. oz.) Winsor & Newton CLEAR GESSO BASE 8 oz. 20” X 26” Assorted Art Tissue BEST-TEST WHITE RUBBER Paper Cement Absolute Beginner’ s Origami Book FOLD'EMS ORIGAMI PAPER - Animal Patterns Ancient Art of Origami Kit VELOUR CRAFT PAPER SELF-ADHESIVE VELOUR PAPER X-Acto Basic Knife Set Glitter Glues - 8oz. Washable - (set of 8 Colors Asst. ) Scratch Boards 4 x 6 SCRATCHBOARD Sumi Drawing Set COLLAGE - A TEXTURAL TREAT Collage & Poster Paints SMI Display PEDESTALS |
| Collage probably existed before the invention of paper, certainly long before the technique was thought of as artistic. Many people still view collage as a craft rather than an art; but many applications of the techniques can be used to create artworks as formal, challenging, and expressive as most paintings done on canvas. |
