Below is a glossary article post in the category D which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Décollage based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Décollage
So, what is actually meant by Décollage?
Décollage is a French word which means literally not to become, generally associated with the process used by the artist of the nouveau réalism movement (new realism) which involves making art from a torn poster from the wall.
Explanation of Décollage
Although the first time the term Décolgers emerged in print media was di Dictionnaire Abrégé du Surréalism in 1938, usually used in the context of nouveau réalism. The artists involved, such as Raymond Hains, are often looking for sites with many poster layers so that the decolarage process takes archeological characters and is seen as a way to reveal historical information. They showed off their torn poster art as aesthetic objects and social documents. From 1949 Hains were made from posters that he torn from the Paris wall.
In 1963, German artist Wolf Vostell used the term, carrying out a series of events with the title Nein 9 Decollagen which involved the television image he had ‘Décollé’ Uncuck from the screen and was presented again. In 1962 Vostell had established Dé-Coll/Age: Aktueller Bulletin Ideen, a magazine aimed at the theoretical writings of artists involved in events, fluxus, nouveau réalism and pop art.
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix D, as well as terms associated with D.
Meaning of Décollage in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = Décollage.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Décollage (Indonesian), Décollage (Java), and Debollandes in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Décollage.
Closing
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Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix D. This article wasupdated in Dec of 2025.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=d%c3%a9collage
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=d%c3%a9collage
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