paper collage

Cut-and-paste artwork

Paper collage is an art technique in which pieces of paper—cut or torn from various sources—are arranged and glued onto a surface to create a composition.

The papers might include magazine clippings, newspapers, colored paper, photographs, or found ephemera: She made a paper collage from old travel brochures.

The term distinguishes this form from collages using fabric, found objects, or digital elements.

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paste · layers · texture · magazine · scraps · composition · montage · assemblage · torn · fragments · images · overlapping · mixed media · decoupage · ephemera · vintage · Matisse · Henri Matisse

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Art made with linseed-bound pigments

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paper collagefreehand drawing

Art made without guides

carving · sculpting

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G