mixed medias

7/27/2019 Mixed Medias

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mIxED MeDia:

-When more than one medium is employed in a piece ofVisual Art Work.

(-Not to be confused with Multi Media (Which might combine music/

literature/ performance outside the realm of “ Visual Art.” )

Rauschenberg Harman Kahlo



- Hmm… What mediums

can I use in m ixed

media piece?

-You can use any type

of traditional media…

•Paints: (Oil. Acrylic,

watercolor)

•Coloring sticks:

(Crayons, colored

pencils, oil pastels).

•Drawing media: Pencils,

Ink, Charcoal…

Carla Nannini: Concentration # 12



-Or non drawing/

paint media:

•String/ thread

•Newspaper

•Photos and

Magazines

•Digital art

•Tissue

•Wire

•Tinfoil

• Aesthetic Text

•What else?Rauschenberg incorporated the Eagle Statue here.

Why might he have made this aesthetic decision?



-There are other

techniques we can

employ too:•Burn/ Rip pages

•Stamping/ or applying a print

to to the page

•Incorporating tracings

•Collage (pasting cut out

paper to make a new image)

•Decoupage (cover with

decoupage glue of a glossyeffect.

•Gel transfer: makes a photo

appear faintly on the work.



What makes for good m ixed media pieces?

-Work is well balanced: has thoughtfully balancedcolor/line/texture. Piece registers from a distance.

-Work has a focal point and purposefully directsthe viewer around the composition.

-Artist seamlessly integrates the media. (No visual

speed bumps.

)

-Artist has technical command and confidence

with the media employed.



Tips:

Keep an archive of materials. Play with them! (This is the

way of the mixed media artist)

-Experiment Scientifically. (Keep track of your methods andstart with three media at the most. Figure out one thing at a time and

stick with what works.)

-Go thin to fat. ( washes, glazes and gel transfers are better for the

background. Heavier materials like decoupaged tissue go on top.)

-Go Beyond the surface. ( Pull the audience in using the

principles of depth (warm colors come forward, cool recede.

Relationships of size can be used as well)



Here’s where this

artist started.

-Questions:

1) What media do

you think the artist

used?

2) Does the artist

have anunderstanding/

command of each

media?

3)Are the mediawell integrated ?

Do they work well

together?



How does the image on the right compare with

the last piece we saw in terms of integration?

Which one has a stronger composition?

(Consider balance, focus point and the path

crafted for the viewers eye.)



Which is the stronger mixed

media piece? Take two

minutes to discuss with a

partner. Be prepared to defendyour position.



Personal Preference: Which Piece would you rather own?



Artist ’s

finishing

point

Special

thanks to

the 08/09

AP for theimages.



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