A brief passage about the appearance of the term collage in the art world opens the first content of this dissertation. It attempts to present some possible ways of using the concept art (collage) in other situations that go beyond their usual form. To achieve a consistent position on the issue, some brief historical passages are introduced as well as some important characters that have shaped the concept of collage as we know it. The Pop universe presents itself as a starting point and leads the topic relating with proposals suggested at various times and places, such as: the Pop Art defined by Lawrence Alloway who dismembered as an important move; Tropicalism occurred in Brazil and other contemporary passages. As we establish the foundations of our research, we are able to move to the next phase where we show some relationships between the origin of communication through symbols and their meanings, comparing them to the first practice of collage. From there, the text suggests a greater reflection on the meaning of things and referring us to create questions concerning the construction process, both seen by a chronological point about striking a path already traversed in this case addressed by critics gene. Finally, we present some cases that do not necessarily relate to the field of painting or art, but questioned whether they can be considered within the subject discussed by Optical Bonding. This research makes use of images of personal work of the author (Eduardo Fonseca) and visual references to other artists as a strategy for understanding the ideas proposed

Tese de mestrado, Pintura, Universidade de de Lisboa, Faculdade de Belas Artes, 2012