Mixed media
Invisual art,mixed mediadescribesartworkin which more than onemediumor material has been employed.[1][2] Assemblages, collages, and sculpture are three common examples of art using differentmedia.Materials used to create mixed media art include, but are not limited to,paint,cloth,paper,woodandfound objects.[citation needed]
Mixed media art is distinguished frommultimedia artwhich combines visual art with non-visual elements, such as recorded sound, literature, drama, dance, motion graphics, music, or interactivity.[3][4]
History of mixed media
[edit]The first modern artwork to be considered mixed media isPablo Picasso's 1912collageStill Life with Chair Caning,[citation needed]which used paper, cloth, paint and rope to create a pseudo-3D effect. The influence of movements likeCubismandDadacontributed to the mixed media's growth in popularity throughout the 20th century with artists likeHenri Matisse,Joseph Cornell,Jean Dubuffet,andEllsworth Kellyadopting it. This led to further innovations likeinstallationsin the late 20th century.[5]Mixed media continues to be a popular form for artists, with different forms like wet media and markings[further explanation needed]being explored.[6]
Types of mixed media art
[edit]Mixed media art can be differentiated into distinct types,[7]some of which are:
Collage:This is an art form which involves combining different materials like ribbons, newspaper clippings, photographs etc. to create a new whole. While it was a sporadic practice in antiquity, it became a fundamental part of modern art in the early 20th century, due to the efforts ofBraqueand Picasso.[8]
Assemblage:This is a 3-dimensional variant of the collage with elements jutting in or out of a defined substrate, or an entirely 3-D arrangement of objects and/or sculptures.[9]
Found objectart: These are objects that are found and used by artists and incorporated into artworks because of their perceived artistic value. It was popularized by the conceptual artistMarcel Duchamp.[10]
Altered books:This is a specific form where the artist will reuse a book by modifying/altering it physically for use in the work. This can involve physically cutting and pasting pages to change the contents of the book or using the materials of the book as contents for an art piece.[7]
Wet and Dry Media: Wet media consists of materials such as paints and inks that use some sort of liquidity in their usage or composition.[11]Dry materials (such as pencils, charcoal, and crayons) are lacking this inherent liquidity.[12][13]Using wet and dry media in conjunction is considered mixed media for its combination of inherently differing media to create a finalized piece.[14]
Expansionis a mixed media sculpture byPaige Bradleywhich combined bronze and electricity. The Expansion sculpture is thought to be the first bronze sculpture to be illuminated from within.[15]
Examples of mixed media artwork
[edit]Still Life with Chair Caning:Picasso's piece depicts what can be seen as a table with a cut lemon, a knife, a napkin and a newspaper among other discernible objects. It is elliptical (with speculation that the work itself could be depicting aporthole) and uses a piece of rope to form its edge. Paper and cloth are used for the objects present on the table.[16]
Angel of Anarchy:Eileen Agar's 1937 sculpture is a modified bust of Joseph Bard, which was covered by paper and fur. When this was lost, she made a 1940 variation which shrouded and blinded the figure with feathers, beads and cloth creating an entirely different perspective on the sculpture.[17]
See also
[edit]- Altered book
- Artist trading cards
- Collage
- Décollage
- Intermedia
- List of mixed media artists
- Modular art
- Multimedia
- New media art
- Quilt art
- Visual Focus Depth Art
References
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