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mixed media

–noun

multimedia.

artistic media, as pen and ink, chalk, and graphite, used in combination: an old master drawing in mixed media.

mixed media

pl.n. (used with a sing. verb)

1. A technique involving the use of two or more artistic media, such as ink and pastel or painting and collage, that are combined in a single composition.

2. The combined use of media, such as television, radio, print, and the Internet, as for advertising or publicity.

as·sem·blage Audio Help [uh-sem-blij; for 3, 4 also Fr. a-sahn-blazh] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation

–noun

a group of persons or things gathered or collected; an assembly; collection; aggregate.

the act of assembling; state of being assembled.

Fine Arts.

a sculptural technique of organizing or composing into a unified whole a group of unrelated and often fragmentary or discarded objects.

a work of art produced by this technique. Compare collage, found object, ready-made (def. 4).

as·sem·blage Audio Help (?-s?m'bl?j) Pronunciation Key

1. The act of assembling.

2. The state of being assembled.

1. A collection of people or things; a gathering.

2. A collection of items from a single datable component of an archaeological site.

3. A fitting together of parts, as those in a machine.

4. A sculptural composition consisting of an arrangement of miscellaneous objects or found materials.

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