assemblagist

[ uh-sem-bluh-jist, as-ahm-blah-zhist ]

noun

1. an artist who produces works of art using the techniques of assemblage.

Word History and Origins

Origin of assemblagist¹

First recorded in 1960–65; assemblage + -ist

Example Sentences

Saar is one of the icons of the Black Arts Movements, a Los Angeles assemblagist known for taking some of the ugliest pieces of our culture’s detritus and making out of them things that are stirring and beautiful.

From Los Angeles Times

Saar is one of the icons of the Black Arts Movements, a Los Angeles assemblagist known for taking some of the ugliest pieces of our culture’s detritus and making out of them things that are stirring and beautiful.

From Los Angeles Times

Saar is one of the icons of the Black Arts Movements, a Los Angeles assemblagist known for taking some of the ugliest pieces of our culture’s detritus and making out of them things that are stirring and beautiful.

From Los Angeles Times

Saar is one of the icons of the Black Arts Movements, a Los Angeles assemblagist known for taking some of the ugliest pieces of our culture’s detritus and making out of them things that are stirring and beautiful.

From Los Angeles Times

Saar is one of the icons of the Black Arts Movements, a Los Angeles assemblagist known for taking some of the ugliest pieces of our culture’s detritus and making out of them things that are stirring and beautiful.

From Los Angeles Times