Assemblage art is produced by incorporating everyday objects into the composition. Although each non-art object, such as a piece of rope or newspaper, acquires aesthetic or symbolic meanings within ...

These artists are expanding the rich history of assemblage in L.A., which dates back at least to the 1920s, when the Italian-born artist Simon Rodia began building, by hand, the Watts Towers out ...

Betye Saar (born 1926) is a pioneer of assemblage art, known for works like “The Liberation of Aunt Jemima,” which reclaims and transforms stereotypes into symbols of empowerment. 8. Alma Thomas ...

Famous Black artists have changed the landscape of modern and classic art, leaving their indelible mark on history. It is […] ...

The Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (UMOCA) is thrilled to announce the launch of the Assemblage Art Fund, a new grant ...

Milling balls, rail spikes, stoneware, coins, and doll parts. It’s all in a day’s work — or lifetime of searching — for Sioux Falls artist Brad Giebink.

A friendship rises from salvaged relics and ephemera. A native of Boise, Idaho, Pope (b.1983) graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) in 2005 with a BFA in Textiles and has ...

The rise of gather art is most abundantly visible at MoMA PS1 in a group show called "The Gatherers," a thought-provoking survey of 14 artists fascinated by debris in all its many forms.

Colorado Springs vintage mixed-media assemblage artist Michelle Bracewell scours estate sales, thrift stores, Facebook Marketplace and other sources for antiques. She transforms them into award ...

Let's take a look inside the studio of Colorado Springs artist Michelle Bracewell, who has a passion for discarded items that ...