Mixed Media Art

Artists Describing Their Art:

Ken Hillberry - In art and in life, dynamics of balance, integrity and tolerant interaction of all elements or participants ought to be see, experienced and maintained. At the same time, the challenge of affecting this balance is creatively encountering all changes and adapt accordingly. For some, the destination or pre-determined outcomes are sought more often than not. Then there are some who savor the journey, thus witnessing and enjoying developments along the way. I fall into the latter category. It's like watching the film develop in a darkroom. the image takes form a little at a time right before my eyes. The creative process, for me, is void of pressure and timeless. The ability and practice and discipline are central in my approach. My creative intent is to engage a viewer in thought and emotion, as well as, with their eyes. Using imagination, retrospect or model, my range of composition can be conceptual, perhaps impressionistic or abstract in application, but always developed to evoke an awareness and appreciation for the relative conditions in life experience and art form as I incisively or playfully interpret my experiences along the way. ...

Marcus Thomas - The development of my art is dictated by concept, color, and texture. I am a self proclaimed Urban Monk (no religious affiliation) because of my strict dedication to art. I started training academically in the arts at six. I studied for twelve years under the instruction of Donna Boiman at The Central Ohio Art Academy. After graduating highschool I went on to study a general fine arts education for eight years at Savannah College of Art and Design where I fell in love with the southern life style and adapted my love of barbecue into my own style of mixed media art called Post Modern Barbequeism (pronounced- Bar-Be-Q-ism) which brings a dialog and playfulness of cultures, societies, races, and soul into a format everyone can take a bite of. Over the last two years I have recently taken my art into the form of literature as well writing a collection of poetry published, screen plays, art books, and am currently writing a play to be produced later in the upcoming year....

James Enders - ARTIST STATEMENT: JAMES ENDERS INCORPERATES BOTH PAINTING AND SCULPTURE USING AN AWAKENING RANGE OF COLORS. CITING NATURE AND THE SUBCONSCIOUS AS HIS INSPIRATION. HE BELIEVES IT IS UNATURAL FOR AN ARTIST TO REMAIN STAGNENT TO ONE GENRE , MEDIA OR MINDSET. ENDERS LOOKS TO DADAISM AS HIS FAVORITE MOVEMENT. HIS ART IS CLEARLY INSPIRED BY: DE KOONING, POLLOCK, MIRO, CALDER, PICASSO, AND KEITH HARING....

Michael Chomick - Being a figurative artist, my work over the past 20 years has encompassed a variety of mediums, i.e.: printmaking, mixed media sculptures, small upto mural-sized oil paintings, acrylic/bas-relief paintings, ink or graphite drawings, and constructions with various objects; all the while maintaining a strong focus on a singular theme - Exploration of the "Human Condition". The works dare to ask, in sometimes simple or complicated terms, the question of what this "Human Conditiion" is. And via the works already completed in various genres and media, the viewer is compelled to search within or externally for the answers of such queries. The genesis, or the root of the works, often stem from a point of inquiry that I wish to convey tangibly for the viewer so that they may, if driven to, pose a dialogue within themselves in the offshoot towards their own personal advancement. Being that life can gravitate in the direction of complicacy and varietal issues, so does the body of works that I have produced over the past 2 decades employing various mediums. The delving into the different media has not only kept it fresh for me as an artist, but also serves to point...

Helene Mukhtar - My work reflects my preoccupations with current events: war, militarism, and people's struggles against impossible odds. My photographs are usually at the base of my creative process. These images are printed on paper and glued onto the canvas. Graffiti from New York, architecture from Germany or Pakistan, headless mannequins from the streets of Paris are collaged together. Out of this visual cacophony, I create a harmonious whole, an abstract urban landscape around which I develop my narrative. It is like a puzzle. I use acrylic paint and sometimes magic markers. I proceed through trial and error and constantly build and destroy. In recent years, graffiti have become a major source of inspiration. The use of drawings and cartoon-like characters as well as bright, energetic colors enables me to inject humor and visual appeal into serious discussions about war and violence. ...

Ivan Kosta - My mission? To give some resemblance of our lives, to touch our fears,concerns, evoke dreams and give hope in time of dispair... ...

Jacqueline Rudolph - The Work In Silence there is eloquence. That is what Jacqueline Rudolph's images and figurative sculpture convey. Jacqueline's creations possess an ethereal presence the rejects all pretence and convention so that the experience is on of pure connection. The essence of the soul emerges through her prolific creative process, transforming the work into an emanation of power and beauty. "My work is my life, my purpose, my obligation, my responsibility and most of all my voice, a voice that wants and needs to be heard. My passion is inspired by an embodiment of a dream, where we embrace our collective identity and emerge as a people united in compassion, harmony and peace. My intent is to ignite the beauty of diversity and inspire to embrace the power of our connection. I envision a world that embodies acceptance, respect and celebration, a world that is blind to race, class, religion and gender, a world that is one." -Jacqueline Rudolph ...

Maria Madacky - Maria is an artist presently based in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, with an MFA in Drawing and Intermedia from the University of Alberta, Edmonton. Her work is influenced by unconventional structures of knowledge that mediate the physical and metaphysical realms such as eastern philosophies, mythology and folktales. ...

Kelly Courtney - My work arises from a need to visualize and document my spiritual journey. Evolving from my one continuous line drawing style, I have developed a way to bring those drawings to life in wire. I call these FLUIDIKONS. A line telling a story, relating a message. Other works arrive from a love of mixed media and found objects. To view larger, and sometimes better versions of pictures seen here, please see:

Victor Agius - "I strive to create works which do not only speak aesthetics but which have a more profound meaning at least for me. My canvases are usually prepared with mixed media taken directly from spots or stuff which inspire me." ...

Carla Goldberg - Carla Goldberg-Artists Statement: Bodice Of The Goddess-The Secret Life Of The Hudson I have been working on this series of mixed media paintings since January of 2009. In "Bodice Of The Goddess- the Secret Life of the Hudson River", I give liberal license to the stories behind the histories, myths and legends of the Hudson River exploring the playful and vengeful sides of the River Goddesses of the Hudson. It is the interaction of Goddess affections and jealousies, in play with Earth, water and the human world that puts the viewer as witness to the wave action and radical weather phenomena unveiling before their eyes. The way I interpret it, River Goddess lore has us believe that it is Diva like temperamental female whims of self indulgence that create an emotional response that is reflected back into the river creating the constantly changing waves and sudden and glorious storms that brew over the Hudson. What we as humans perceive is not the true intentions of the Goddesses, for Goddesses do as they please and play with all the elements as mere toys. Even Kipsy, the Hudson River's own mythical version of the Loch Ness monster is a ...

Rinaldi Alessandro - My passion for the art is born with me. The comic, the great names of the illustration have given me a push and an unbelievable passion to learn and to deepen techniques and my style. I have looked for a lot him in of me, a way of drawing and to paint that represent me. The airbrush allows me this. In these years, I have tried to create my style to paint with an airbrush and the color in the hands. A way of representing emotions, using material modern and not usual in artistic field, as metallic or kameleon colors for example. I have known the great names of the Italian Airbrushers and foreigner. Not only it is work for some but also a style of the life. The experiences that they lives in this environment are stimulating above of every imagination, new ideas, material new, new techniques, new friends.. the limit only seems own ability. I like a lot it. www.artekaos.com/AboutMe.htm...

Troy Whitethorne - "to create, is to put your soul, on paper,!" i love still life, cultural art, abstracts and nudes. My passion for art, is number one on my list, i love art, and its a way to express who i am.......