- Definition
An assemblage is a 3D artwork made by putting together different materials, like fabric scraps or everyday objects.
Gluing buttons, yarn, and pieces of a broken toy onto a cardboard box to make a robot is an assemblage.
How to teach this in 30 seconds
Try this analogy: An assemblage is like a sculpture you make by gluing together interesting bits and pieces you find, like bottle caps, buttons, and old toys.
Ask your child: What cool junk could we find to build something new?
Common mix-up: Kids may think it's just a flat collage. An assemblage is a 3D sculpture that you can see from all sides.
Examples
- Creating a face by gluing shells, driftwood, and bottle caps onto a piece of wood.
- Making a small car out of a plastic bottle, with bottle caps for wheels and straws for axles.
assemblage is a term used in Ontario’s Kindergarten to Grade 8 curriculum.
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