Wikipedia Mixed Media (hey that rhymes)

I feel like this Blog is lonely so I decided to Google the definition of "Mixed Media" and here is the ever so awesome Wikipedia answer.

Mixed media, in visual art, refers to an artwork in the making of which more than one medium has been employed.

There is an important distinction between "mixed-media" artworks and "multimedia art". Mixed media tends to refer to a work of visual art that combines various traditionally distinct visual art media. For example, a work on canvas that combines paint, ink, and collage could properly be called a "mixed media" work - but not a work of "multimedia art." The term multimedia art implies a broader scope than mixed media, combining visual art with non-visual elements (such as recorded sound, for example) or with elements of the other arts (such as literature, drama, dance, motion graphics, music, or interactivity).

Arc Angel, 2009, 30x40 in, is a mixed-media work (oil, acrylic and pigmented ink on stretched canvas) that combines traditional oil painting and modern digital image editing techniques. By Jim McNitt, (b. 1948); used with permission.

When creating a painted or photographed work using mixed media it is important to choose the layers carefully and allow enough drying time between the layers to ensure the final work will have integrity. If many different media are used it is equally important to choose a sturdy foundation upon which the different layers are imposed.

A phrase sometimes used in relationship to mixed media is, "Fat over lean." In other words: "don't start with oil paints. Plan to make them the final layer."

Many interesting effects can be achieved by using mixed media. Often, found objects are used in conjunction with traditional artist media, such as paints and graphite, to express a meaning in the everyday life. In this manner, many different elements of art become more flexible than with traditional artist media.

homework and artists

hi guys, here are class notes and homework

artists:
mark dion
tim hawkinson
chris burden
survival research labs
yves tinguely
louise bourgeois
mike kelley

for next week, please write up an artist's statement based on the notes of the person who interviewed you. this will be a statement about your work that addresses the questions someone else had about your work and your process, sources, media, content , rather than the traditional artist statement based on what you want to express about your work. we will read these in class on friday so please bring a printed copy.

read the barbara tversky article on remembering spaces from the oxford handbook of memory. also, the syllabus lists this as next week's reading, but i think you will find it very helpful to also read about mike kelley's repressed education complex from the anthony vidler book. this is the assignment:

based on the memory exercises we did in class, i want you to make a scale model that is an accurate, 3-d representation of a place that exists in your memory (it might only exist in your memory, like it could be a buiding that was torn down or a place from a dream.) it can be a big place, like the woods behind your house, or a tiny place, like inside your mom's purse, but i want you to make as detailed and accurate and complete as possible a representation of it. remember to think about your point of view- how big were you when you were in the place you're remembering? were there mysterious, forbidden parts? were there things you couldn't see?

also, think about scale- the scale we're talking about here is emotional scale, so be faithful to your memory, not what you think is "realistic." if something in the space has an oversized importance to you in your recollection, represent it as oversized. if you can't remember part of the space, omit them.

you can use any materials you want, some recommendations are:
foam core, cardboard
sculpey, fimo, tape, wire
paint ink glue
wood
styrofoam
cloth
model train or dollhouse accessories

if you use xacto knives please be careful. also, if you would like to use the model shop to construct your model, please see dj alexander about getting the safety training.

ok, i'd also like to know if you guys are free to go to providence for a field trip on saturday feb 21. email me if you have any questions about the project, it is due in class on friday at 10am.
thanks
deborah

artists from friday notes for you all

hey you guys

here are some artists we talked about on friday
look for good links about them for extra credit/ff miles!

felix gonzales torres
christian boltanski
places with a past/spoleto festival
camille utterback- really cool interactive video artist from s.f.

these are artists you guys mentioned:
mike giant
dave kinsey

this is my friend matt bua
and his installations with jesse berkowecz

i also have some specific suggestions for you guys, but anyone should feel free to look them up :

these were for brent:
katharina grosse
christine streuli- artist who uses stencils, represented switerland at the venice biennale
you might also like yoon lee (young san francisco painter) and we mentioned barry mcgee
and i think you'd like paul henry ramirez
alix lambert is the artist who tattoos people
wim delvoye tattooed a pig. he's belgian, check out his projects, they're interesting

tanya- look at old norman mclaren animations with jazz music
la photographer susan silton

roey- victor hugo and kara walker both did some amazing drawings with coffee
you should check out james rosenquist

rob- the artist who did the memorial to the utopian community was brian tolle
you should also check out fred wilson's project at the baltimore historical society and i have a good article for you about wilson if you're interested
ellen driscoll and christian boltanski are both good for memorials that blend fact and fiction.
finally you might like stephan hendee's installation work with light

lauren- you need to see salvador dali and luis bunel's un chien andalou (you all need to see this before you graduate)
you might like the fiber artist nava lubelski

austin- the painters i was mentioning for you include
john currin
elizabeth peyton
lisa yuskavage

rachel-
check out tony oursler- video projections of fabric, smoke, liquid
jessica stockholder
some la artists you may not know about:
fran siegel
carrie ungerman

we also talked about nam jun paik and robin rhode

ok, have fun searching! find some good stuff.
-d

Interviews

Hello,

would anyone be interested in being my interview partner?

Artists ILike

Here is a link to Kurt Halsey Frederiksen, an artist I really like.

No one seemed to know who he was when I mentioned him in class, so check him out :)

http://www.kurthalsey.com/

Hello all, below are the details for my opening tonight:

The Hive Gallery and Custom Tattoo Studio

"2nd Annual Skate Deck Art Show"

Opening Reception Friday February 6th 7-10PM

1005 Main Street Pawtucket, RI

Unit 109 (inside the Hope Artiste Village)