1. Artists who create assemblages, works of art made by combining found objects, scrap materials, or other disparate items into a unified composition.
Usage: plural form; art history and contemporary art contexts

Examples

• The museum's exhibition featured works by pioneering assemblagists from the mid-20th century.
• Many assemblagists draw inspiration from discarded materials found in urban environments.
• Contemporary assemblagists often incorporate digital elements alongside traditional found objects.
• The assemblagists in the collective transformed old machinery into striking wall installations.
• Critics praised the assemblagists for their innovative approach to mixed-media art.