Mixed Media Art

Artists Describing Their Art:

Christian Culver - Architectural Art Today we see art and architecture of the past as nobody saw it before, we perceive it in a different way. All of us see hundreds of images everyday in the cities in which we live. In no other form of society in history has there been such a concentration of images, such a density of visual messages. One may remember or forget these messages, but briefly one takes them in, and for a moment they stimulate the imagination by way of either memory or expectation. The image belongs to the moment. They never speak of the present, but often refer to the past and always speak of the future. We are so accustomed to being addressed by these images that we scarcely notice their total impact. A person may notice a particular image or piece of information because it corresponds to some particular interest they may have. The fact that these images belong to the moment, but speak of the future, produces a strange effect, which has become so familiar that we scarcely notice it. Usually we pass the image - walking, traveling, or on the TV screen, somewhat different but even then we are theoretically the active ...

Philip Hallawell - I work in various media: oil, watercolor, dry pastels, pen and ink and mixed media. My work is a result of a fragmented view of the world, which gives it a surreal quality. However, my process is not surreal, because I start with a definite theme that I wish to investigate. My main area of interest is people and the human form and I am constantly investigating the physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual aspects of Man. Over the years I have developed various series, which I revisit periodocally, investigating different aspects. In purely visual terms, what fascinates me is light and form and how I can use diverse visual elements in a complementary way, opposing, for instance, line and form, or rough and smooth textures. The use of diferent materials to achieve diverse expressions, either alone or as mixed media, along with alternating between a graphic representation and a painterly one, or mixing the two, is a very important aspect of the way I materialize my thinking into images. Equally important is the transition from very realistic images to a totally abstract means of expression and alternating between control and expressiveness....

David Larkins - IA-A?A1/2ve always been intrigued by the luminosity and transparencies found in watercolor, Oil and acrylic mediums. I believe an artist must experience the painting A-A?A1/2 to absorb the surroundings, the atmosphere, to have a oneness with the subject matter before the first brush stroke is applied. My style is described as A-A?A1/2Abstract RealismA-A?A1/2 and my strength is found in the composition. IA-A?A1/2m drawn to diverse subject matter that challenges the viewer to see abstraction in the ordinary A-A?A1/2 to meld the A-A?A1/2realA-A?A1/2 world with the A-A?A1/2abstractA-A?A1/2. ...

Lorrie Williamson - As time passes and history is made, it is exciting to try and capture a special moment of life in a painting. It might be inspired by an earth-shaking event or just an ordinary daily experience. More often it comes as a result of looking for something meaningful to say about life as it is today by painting a picture of it. I have a passion for painting, and a ongoing desire to master the never-ending possibilities that are inherent in making art. I hope to express a mood or tell a story that will grab and hold your attention and make you want to see more....

Rita Levinsohn - Welcome to my world of Other Realities. I am a painter of mystical figurative paintings and abstractions composed of acrylic paint and found objects. My concern is for the future of our planet. The animate and inanimate objects within the paintings reflect many incarnations. The message being that it is possible to create rather than destroy....

Hampton Olfus - ARTIST STATEMENT Over the past twelve years, Ive been working in acrylic paint, ink, pencil, and mixed media. During this time period, I was inspired by an assortment of topics, while repeating one of my mainstay topics, music, and culture. Creating in the moment allows the intuitive sensibilities to be part of the process. I bring an eclectic aesthetic into the studio, which I translate into my creations. My true emotions are what I aspire to convey visually to the viewer through the media. Hampton R. Olfus, Jr. Artist ...

Pasquale Petrucci - LAC/a,!a,,C/arte di Petrucci puAfA2 essere definita polivalente. Attualmente la sua produzione artistica AfA" composta da fotografie contemporanee, pitture a olio su tela e arte digitale. Le fotografie contemporanee sono composte da diversi cicli operativi la fotografia informale AfA" stata realizzata con i soggetti di vecchi graffiti metropolitani che sono risultati invecchiati con interventi-espressivi-visivi di diverse tematiche, sbianchiti e in parte cancellati. La presenza di una iconografia informale AC/a,!aEURoe materica riesce a trasportare la memoria visiva ai capolavori della pittura informale. la fotografia di decollage AfA" stata realizzata con i soggetti di manifesti pubblicitari disfatti dalle intemperie atmosferiche che involontariamente compongono indicazioni incomprensibili da un punto di vista pubblicitario. Ma si evidenzia una reale iconografia estetica che anagraficamente appartiene al paesaggio urbano. Le foto con il realismo contemporaneo AfA" stato realizzato da scene urbane che appartengono alla nostra quotidianitAfA , assemblate con disinvoltura dalla mano dellAC/a,!a,,C/uomo, dalle situazioni atmosferiche, o dalla usura del tempo. Le foto con il dinamismo cromatico sono un ciclo di fotografie che hanno un riferimento alla fotodinamica dellAC/a,!a,,C/arte futurista del fotografo-artista Anton Giulio Bragaglia. Le pitture a olio su tela per predisporre nuove tematiche espressive e per un sempre maggiore potenziale creativo sono state inserite nelle pitture ...

James Skuban - About James Skuban Jim Skuban believes the greatest artist in the world is Nature. This is the inspiration that is reflected in his creations. From assemblage art to natural sculptures to innovated style paintings, .........exploring the beauty of Nature through art. Jim has worked with materials and processing for over fifty years. He has been a professional artist for the past twenty five years. This training and experience has given him the necessary skills to be both innovative and unique in original two and three dimensional art. The cornerstone of his art is his ability to use the elements of design lines, shapes, color, form, and texture. He has mastered the use of many materials including driftwood, antler, wood, and rock. It is said that his art evokes the feelings of motion, flow, rhythm, and energy associated with Nature. The combination of experience, skill, and vision has brought his art to a high level of contemporary design. Jim Skuban is an ever evolving mixed media artist in developing a line of environmentally inspired originals. The scenic beauty of Lake Superior greatest of the Great Lakes and the upper midwest forests are mirrored in each of his pieces. His variety and ...

Margaret Thompson - Nothing is what it seems. I am fascinated by the mystery and ambiguity that can come from working with collaged painted papers, and multi-plate printmaking. The initial layering process is usually one of spontaneity and serendipity, and, only later, when the painting starts to take on a life of its own, do I think more consciously about its meaning, the composition, its form and colour. The title is only one way in to reading my pictures, and is merely a proposal: the most interesting aspect to me is what the viewer brings to the understanding of the work.I have a great admiration for Kurt Schwitters, the master of collage, Helen Frankenthaler, master of colour and subtlety, Kandinsky and Miro. I regularly exhibit in London, France and the US....