Assemblagist

/æsəmˈbləʤɪst/ noun

Definition

An artist who practices assemblage art, creating works by combining found objects and diverse materials.

Etymology

From assemblage + -ist suffix (one who practices or believes in). This word emerged in 20th-century art criticism to describe practitioners of the assemblage movement.

Kelly Says

Assemblage artists like Joseph Cornell turned attic finds and junk into poetry—the term 'assemblagist' captures how modern artists became sculptors of discarded culture, making us see beauty in what we throw away.

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