Assamblage is a method of creating art which involves a significantly different approach comparing it with the means normally used in graphic art. Although standard methods of drawing are often used in assamblage: oil paint or a pencil, the technique always employs putting together other objects in order to create a two or three-dimensional work - it is a type of three-dimensional collage. These objects are usually not made by the specific artist, but instead often mass-produced, household items or natural products. These are used in order to form a composition. Assamblage is a very open form of art - it does not have any definite rules that every artist would have to adhere to, it allows practically uninhibited freedom for the artist. An assemblage can consist of one object constructed from a number of others, several objects placed in a certain order or it can be a work created with a number of other techniques together with the use of objects.
One of the most prominent artists creating in assamblage were André Breton (considered the forefather of surrealism), Hans Bellmer and Arman.
In Poland, the introductor of assemblage was Władysław Hasior. His works were contemporary, with references to the abstract and surrealist movements. This is an example of one of his installations, entitled Ogniste Ptaki (The Fire Birds):
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