collagist
Americannoun
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The film takes a roughly chronological approach to her career, but the aesthetic is that of a dynamic collagist, piecing together films, interviews and audio recordings into a portrait of real depth and style.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
A 2016 work scored for soprano, two backup singers, “bar band” and chamber orchestra, it sounds as collagist as it presents — a mirror that reflects Thomas’s multitudes.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 26, 2022
On “Saoko,” a tribute to the reggaeton pioneers Daddy Yankee and Wisin that opens “Motomami,” the singer is direct about her collagist, shape-shifting aims: “Yo me transformo,” she snarls — I transform.
From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2022
And as a collagist, she cuts and pastes discarded bits of imagery into unexpectedly resonant constellations of possibility.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2020
She came to painting only recently, having spent the majority of her three-decade career as a conceptual photographer and collagist.
From The New Yorker ● May 14, 2019
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