COLLAGE

The earliest fine-art examples of collage depended upon the incorporation of real objects, such as bits of newspaper or other mass-produced images, into the picture's field, the objects at once contributing to the image and yet suggesting another dimension of experience. One visual theme was perceiving the difference between pasted object and material surface. Initiated by Cubists, the principle was extended by Futurists, Dadaists, and Surrealists, always in ways typical of each. Collage...