papier collé

[ French pa-pyey kaw-ley ]

noun

, plural pa·piers col·lés [p, a, -, pyey, kaw-, ley].

1. collage.

papier collé

/ papje kɔle /

noun

1. a type of collage, usually of an abstract design

Word History and Origins

Origin of papier collé¹

< French: literally, glued paper

Word History and Origins

Origin of papier collé¹

French, literally: glued paper

Example Sentences

The final Matisse here is his 1951 “Creole Dancer,” an ecstatic papier collé thought to depict the black dancer Katherine Dunham.

From New York Times

Steve Bandoma, born in 1981, revisits the match in his 2014 “Cassius Clay” series, done in papier collé with ink.

From New York Times

Papier collé, French for glued or pasted paper, became one of the earliest types of collage, but its radical possibilities were embraced and extended by artists associated with Dada, Surrealism, Pop Art and other movements.

From New York Times

Collage may have started with papier collé, but its logic has since exploded into every realm, including postmodern architecture and culinary experimentation, resulting in things like chocolate bars laced with bacon or mushrooms.

From New York Times

The artist’s “papier colle” technique incorporated cut-up newspapers, wallpaper and pieces of cardboard into his fragmented compositions.

From BusinessWeek