Plural of pastiche . In Painting it is the action of modifying or altering a work giving it the appearance of being new and independent. It is combining original characteristic aspects of a work with new ones, giving it the appearance of originality.
Plural pastiche.
PASTICHES, plural of PASTICHE, artistic work that imitates another author, used especially in literature. Sometimes it's to honor him and sometimes to pretend to be original.