What is an Assemblage?

The Day After Christmas

by Haley Priester

Assemblage

An assemblage is a form of sculpture comprised of "found" objects arranged in such a way that they create a three-dimensional work of art. The assemblage above was created by student Haley Priester over Christmas break.

If you would like to see more examples of this art form by professional artists, visit The Assemblage Studio. The examples you see may give you ideas for objects you might assemble to create your own work of art.

Abstract Acrylic Paintings

The Gathering
Levi Mathers
Acrylic

"I"
Arianna Crawford
Acrylic

Motion
Aerotine MacWhinnie
Acrylic

Imagine
Ashlee Fisher
Acrylic

Dream
Samantha Kitchin
Acrylic on Canvas

Life
Adam Felt
Acrylic

Dragon Fly
Basti Syed
Acrylic

Celebration
Basti Syed
Acrylic on canvas

Watercolor

Autumn Face
by Jamie Evans
Watercolor

Eighth grade students learn basic watercolor techniques. We divide a piece of watercolor paper into four quadrants. The sections in this painting are the same scene done in four techniques: pencil and wash; layered washes; open wash and opaque.

Pop Art Projects

My Martian Science
by Cassidy Shadduck
Pen & Ink with Colored Inks

Art I students are creating Pop Art projects. The style of Pop art includes "painting, sculpture, and graphics that use the imagery of popular or mass culture such as newspapers, comics, advertising, and consumer goods. A witty and ironic art, it emerged in New York in the 1960s after beginning in London during the 1950s."

Clay Projects

Here are some recent clay projects by Rowe students. The egg shaped vessel above was created using the coil method. So was the project below.
This project is created using the slab construction method. Notice the Christmas scene impressed into the clay. These first three projects are by Brittany Holmes.
Students experimenting with the wheel are off to a respectable start.

Acrylic Techniques II

The Church at Curon Venosta by Sophie Lackner

Displaced by Arianna Crawford

Art I classes created a second acrylic painting. For our first painting, we used techniques in abstract ways, to experiment with different ways to use paint. The assignment for the second painting was to use some of those techniques to create representational art.

Colored Pencil Drawings

Get Real by Sam Rockwell

The Pursuit of Happiness by Logan Hilscher

Exclamation by Brittany Cook

Destinations by Jordan Finnerty

Laugh by Paisha Glisson

Decorations by Elijah Wilkinson

Every Day Matters by Gia Rose

2010 by Veronica Wittig

See Food by Chasity Bene