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papier collé
papier collé (French: ‘pasted paper'). A type of collage in which pieces of decorative or printed paper are incorporated into a picture or—when stuck on a ground such as canvas—themselves constitute the picture. The technique was invented by Braque in September 1912 in his Fruit-Dish and Glass (private collection); he incorporated three pieces of paper printed with a wood grain pattern into the picture, representing wall panelling and a table. John Golding writes that in such works the paper fragments ‘can be said to exist on three levels. They are flat, coloured, pictorial shapes. They represent or suggest certain objects in the picture by analogies of colour and texture or by the addition of keys and clues. Thirdly, and this is the aspect of papier collé that most relates it to other forms of Cubist collage, the pieces of paper exist as themselves, that is to say one is always conscious of them as solid, tactile pieces of extraneous matter incorporated into the picture and emphasizing its material existence.’ The technique was almost immediately adopted by Picasso. Like Braque, he often used newsprint, and in Guitar, Sheet-Music and Glass (McNay Art Institute, San Antonio, Texas, 1912) he has used a fragment of printed music as well as a cutting from the newspaper Le Journal. Gris too made extensive use of papier collé, and Matisse's use of cut-out paper shapes in his late work is a development of the technique.
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IAN CHILVERS. "papier collé." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "papier collé." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-papiercoll.html IAN CHILVERS. "papier collé." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-papiercoll.html |
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papier collé
papier collé (French: ‘pasted paper’). A type of collage in which pieces of decorative or printed paper are incorporated into a picture or—when stuck on a ground such as canvas—themselves constitute the picture. The technique was invented by Braque in September 1912 in his Fruit-Dish and Glass (priv. coll.) and was almost immediately adopted by Picasso. Gris too made extensive use of papier collé, and Matisse's use of cut-out paper shapes in his late work is a development of the technique.
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IAN CHILVERS. "papier collé." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "papier collé." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-papiercoll.html IAN CHILVERS. "papier collé." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-papiercoll.html |
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papier collé
papier collé (Fr.: ‘pasted paper’). A type of collage in which pieces of decorative or printed paper are incorporated into a picture or—when stuck on a ground such as canvas—themselves constitute the picture. The technique was invented by Braque in September 1912 in his Fruit-Dish and Glass (priv. coll.) and was almost immediately adopted by Picasso. Gris too made extensive use of papier collé, and Matisse's use of cut-out paper shapes in his late work is a development of the technique.
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IAN CHILVERS. "papier collé." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "papier collé." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-papiercoll.html IAN CHILVERS. "papier collé." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-papiercoll.html |
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