" mish mash collages"

mish mash....i havent used that prase or heard it for years....its got a ring to it....not as posh as juxtaposition......or as boring as mixed images..........mish mash splosh.......
synonyms.......Origin: Middle English misse-masche,
what is the definition of collage?       col·lage  (k-läzh, k-)    n.

1.a. An artistic composition of materials and objects pasted over a surface, often with unifying lines and color.

1b. A work, such as a literary piece, composed of both borrowed and original material.

2. The art of creating such compositions.

3. An assemblage of diverse elements: a collage of conflicting memories.

v. col·laged, col·lag·ing, col·lages v.tr.

To paste (diverse materials) over a surface, thereby creating an artistic product. v.intr.

To create such an artistic product.

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[French, from coller, to glue, from colle, glue, from Vulgar Latin *colla, from Greek kolla.]

                                                                
                                                                        mish mash
                                                          mish·mash  (mshmsh, -mäsh)
                                       A collection or mixture of unrelated things; a hodgepodge.
                                                     Origin: Middle English misse-masche,

                                                                    
mish mash

a confused collection or mixture; hotchpotch

mishmash - a motley assortment of things
c- a collection containing a variety of sorts of things;

 

hodge·podge  (hjpj)       A mixture of dissimilar ingredients; a jumble.

mingle-mangle - a motley assortment of things

salmagundi

 1. a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

2. cooked meats and eggs and vegetables usually arranged in rows around the plate and dressed with a salad dressing

imniumgatherum

omnium-gatherum [ˈɒmnɪəmˈgæðərəm]                       Often facetious a miscellaneous collection; assortment

[from Latin omnium of all, from omnis all + Latinized form of English gather]

farrago

a confused collection or mixture of things

Farrago \Far*ra"go\, n. [L. farrago, -aginis, mixed fodder for cattle, mash, medley, fr. far a sort of grain

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gallimaufry

Pronunciation: (gal"u-mô'frē), [key]    —n.,    —pl. -fries. Chiefly Literary.  

1. a hodgepodge; jumble; confused medley.       2. a ragout or hash.

"da big lip",,,,maybe i was drawn to dalips by some invisible thread to john heartfield.....in retrospect......i like the similarity and difference in spelling of the word " C.......n".....the corpse has crept in....the very thought makes me shiver....this is the first of 2011...........

" he shook up jazz"....now he wants to change the world....no not batman.....herbie hancock......a couple of years ago i had the good fortune....privelage of seeing and hearing him play in loule...portugal....what a night..." he shook....." was a newscutting sitting in my studio whilst i was making this work.........it seemed like a good idea @ the time......it just happened as most things do....no rime or reason.............

a window on the world....you have been framed.....you are being beckoned by the siren........can you withstand the temptation......

standing like two sentrys.....they are the gateway to ......a long forgotten youth....time gone by...now only memories.......

an ode to pop art......the art of the comic....the ideal female........a promise........a broken dream........just out of reach....tantallisingly close...........being 17 again.......

please feel free to suggest captions for any of the collages.......

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