Inspiration Mix: Showcase of Mixed Media Art
- By Robert Bowen
- Posted in Inspiration
- 11 comments
Collaboration is a beautiful thing. Two or more different approaches harmoniously coming together to create something more than any one of them could have achieved on their own. Such is often the source of the awe that inspires our breath to be snatched away by mixed media artwork. Multiple artistic mediums crossing paths and coming together in order to craft a piece of art that collaboratively conveys its message. This is one of the reasons that mixed media speaks to so many, because it is not confined to one medium from which to appeal to the viewers.
So today we are reaching across various artistic mediums to bring you an inspirational showcase from artists who have adeptly combined methods in their work. Through these works we can perhaps find a flame of inspiration that will take our creative approach outside of our usual means and methods for a fresher end result. It might even stir us into reaching outside the normal comfort zones we routinely work from to blend other methods into our projects. Take a look below at the showcase of both mixed media artists and individual pieces to get your fires burning.
Roundup
Here are some artists who have many mixed media skills and pieces in their portfolios that we simply had to bring together to feature here in this showcase.
‘Conformity Equals Crisis’ by Thomas Schostok
‘The Thing’ by Thomas Schostok
‘Song of a Bird’ by Valerie Chua
‘My Secret Garden’ by Lovely Cristina
‘Doesn’t Hold Water’ by Paperboogie
‘Nema Enters Slumberland’ by Paperboogie
‘Nervous System’ by Paperboogie
‘Cat in the Grass’ by Sesfitts
‘Molly Mixed Media’ by Derek Jones
‘Anne-Julie’ by Frecklefaced29
‘Mixed Media on Old Frame’ by Tbianchini
‘Psychiatric Hospital’ by 2xrayzerase
‘Confessor Brings the Flood’ by 2x2x2
‘My King’ by ArtByKostasTsipos
‘Beetle and the Lady’s Slipper’ by Opiumtraum
‘Lunar Worms’ by Life-Takers-Crayons
‘Untitled Mixed Media’ by Sleepywalker
‘Mother Mixed Media’ by Phoenix2517
‘Someone Else’s Sunset’ by Greeneyedsiren
‘Missbehave Magazine Baby Girl’ by Nikki Farquharson
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About the Author
Robert Bowen is an emerging author, celebrated podcaster and poet, and most recently the co-founder and imaginative co-contributor of the creative design and blogging duo at the Arbenting and Dead Wings Designs.
julio, 16 November 2010
Great picks here. I really like this type of art.
Curtis Scott, 16 November 2010
These are awesome, ‘Confessor Brings the Flood’ by 2x2x2 is my favorite, ‘Apnea’ by TAR3N is nicely done also.
Dainis Graveris, 16 November 2010
I like Apnea, The Prosecutor, and Sparrow. More of these in the future please? :D
Rob Bowen, 16 November 2010
:D Thanks for the kindness! You are calling out some of my favs as well!
Nimesh Chheda, 17 November 2010
Awesome ;)
Héctor, 17 November 2010
¡Muy bueno!
James Qu, 17 November 2010
awesome works, felt so inspired!
Alex, 17 November 2010
These are really awesome.
Catherine Azzarello, 17 November 2010
‘Cat in the Grass’ and ‘From the Edges 2′ are wonderful.
techwench, 18 November 2010
really great inspirational work appreciate for it
Michelle, 15 March 2012
Brilliant collection of mixed media; it’s amazing that so many different mediums can convey such an array of emotions.