The following definitions are taken from Artlex On-Line Art Dictionary
:Collage(pr. kuhl-lahzh')
A picture or design created by adhering such basically flat elements as newspaper, wallpaper, printed text and illustrations, photographs, cloth, string, etc., to a flatsurface, when the result becomes three-dimensional, and might also be called a reliefsculpture / construction / assemblage. Most of the elements adhered in producing most collages are "found" materials. Introduced by the Cubist artists, this process was widely used by artists who followed, and is a familiar technique in contemporaryart.
"Collage" was originally a French word, derived from the word coller, meaning "to paste."
:Assemblage
Assemblage sculpture - A three-dimensionalcomposition made of various materials such as found objects, paper, wood, and textiles.
