assemblages
Things brought together
Assemblages are collections of distinct things gathered together.
The word often implies variety rather than uniformity—an assemblage of objects, people, or ideas brought into proximity.
In art, an assemblage is a three-dimensional work composed of found objects and materials: The artist created assemblages from scrap metal and broken toys.
The term emphasizes the act of assembling disparate elements into a whole.
Assembled mixed-media artwork
- montageAssembled sequence of images
- installationProcess of putting in
- bricolageConstruction from available materials
- mixed-mediaArt combining different materials
sculpture · mosaic · combine · readymade · Rauschenberg · Cornell · construction · relief
Rare collectible objects
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- specimensRepresentative items for examination
- memorabiliaCollected items of significance
- ephemeraDisposables preserved as collectibles
relics · rarities · treasures · antiques · accumulation · miscellany · curiosities · hodgepodge
Collective of connected people
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- symbiosisInterspecies biological interdependence
fauna · flora · population · biome · faunal · trophic · interspecific · biotic
National legislative assembly
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- senateLegislative governing body
- caucusParty selection meeting
plenary · convocation · delegation · quorum · session · committee · council · house
collage
Assembled mixed-media artwork
- montageAssembled sequence of images
- installationProcess of putting in
- bricolageConstruction from available materials
mixed-media · sculpture · mosaic · combine · readymade · Rauschenberg · Cornell · construction · relief · tableau
curios
Rare collectible objects
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- specimensRepresentative items for examination
- memorabiliaCollected items of significance
ephemera · relics · rarities · treasures · antiques · accumulation · miscellany · curiosities · hodgepodge · assortment
community
Collective of connected people
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
symbiosis · fauna · flora · population · biome · faunal · trophic · interspecific · biotic · endemic
parliament
National legislative assembly
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- senateLegislative governing body
caucus · plenary · convocation · delegation · quorum · session · committee · council · house · chamber
- artfine art, Renaissance, painters, masterpieces, paint
- sculpturesstatues, busts, classical sculptures, bronze sculptures, marble sculptures
- ecologyhabitat, ecosystem, balance, niche, food webs
- clumpsclumps, lumps, blobs, globs, gobs
- art collectionsmuseums, galleries, collections, painting collections, exhibitions
- clusteringclustering, k-means, clusters, dendrogram, centroid
assemblagesdispersals
Acts of spreading outward
scatterings · dispersions · dissipations · diffusions · distributions
assemblagesfragments
Incomplete broken pieces
pieces · components · scattered remains · ruins · debris
assemblagesdismantlings
Acts of taking apart
deconstructions · decompositions · breakdowns · dissolutions · fragmentations