Indulge your creative curiosity and take your art off the canvas, off the board, and into the brave new world of Alternative Art Surfaces! Mixed-media powerhouse duo Darlene Olivia McElroy and Sandra Duran Wilson, authors of the best-selling books Image Transfer Workshop, Surface Treatment Workshop and Mixed Media Revolution, blaze new creative territory with more than 100 techniques for working on more than 35 unique surfaces in this, their jam-packed fourth book!You'll find something new and exciting on every page: • More than 35 alternative surfaces, including galvanized tin, mica, rawhide, nylon, unsanded grout, slate, spray foam and more • More than 100 techniques for painting, sculpting, creating textures, encasing, carving, printing, transferring and more • More than 125 tips for troubleshooting, preparing your surfaces, finishing and mounting your art, and taking your work to the next level • More than 50 inspiring finished pieces of art showcasing the surfaces and techniques
These techniques are the perfect jump-off point for creating art you will love to look at, and, in some cases, touch! In this comprehensive guide, you’ll find: • 45 techniques.
Carefully considering a select number of key examples including the work of Nandipha Mntambo, Maria Papadimitriou, Mark Dion, Berlinde De Bruyckere, Roni Horn, Oleg Kulik, Steve Bishop, Snæbjörnsdóttir/Wilson, and Cole Swanson, ...
The exuberance, humor and politics of these artworks remain powerfully resonant. Much of the work in this book, including installation photos, exhibition ephemera and correspondence, is published for the first time.
You never know what will open the door. This book is for curious souls wanting to find the right spark to jump-start their creativity.
This book ventures off the beaten path to track the creative directions and signature styles of twenty-one of today's most visionary artists, including Dave McKean, David Mack, Marshall Arisman and Cynthia von Buhler.
Inspirational Approaches for Mixed Media Art Lisa Cyr. The Resourceful Artist To foster creative innovation, artists must continue to look beyond their own processes and approaches, being observant, resourceful and open to the myriad ...
Next, in the transfer of dress and address, a passage to intimacy takes place. A mapping of this intimacy is liminally designed on the surface of dwelling. It unfolds on the wall, the skin, and the screen as folds of matter and pleats ...
This unique reference book is designed to excite and motivate you to push beyond traditional techniques and to explore new approaches to painting.
This book presents step-by-step techniques for 35 image transfer processes, extensive tips for fixing mishaps and examples of how to combine transfers in finished pieces of mixed-media art.
Demonstrating four different clay-firing techniques, this book illustrates the diverse results that each can produce.