Assemblage is an artistic form or medium usually created on a defined substrate that consists of three-dimensional elements projecting out of or from the substrate. It is similar to collage, a two-dimensional medium. It is part of the visual arts, and it typically uses found objects, but is not limited to these materials.
Egyptian Bas Relief
Prehistoric Cave Paintings
Cave painting such as those discovered at Lascaux are up to 20,000 years old. These are some of my favorites.
Many of the great French Impressionists flourished in my home region of Normandie, France in the late 19th century.
My home town of Ste. Adresse is "Monet Country". These are a few of my favorites:
Claude Monet
Claude Monet
Mary Cassatt
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
It was a treat seeing Picasso's Guernica and all the accompanying studies at the Reina Sofia museum in Madrid, Spain.
Here are a couple more of my favorites:
