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Thirty new abstract artworks (in every conceivable color) by Michelle Y Williams.
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As they say, let the collage fall where it may...
Jean Arp, Untitled (Collage with Squares Arranged according to the Laws of Chance), 1916-17, Torn-and-pasted paper and colored paper on colored paper.
"The real gratification comes when someone has made a connection with my work, which couldn’t happen unless I surrendered it readily." Mixed media artist Michelle Y Williams talks about making art, and letting it go.
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"A color is as strong as the impression it creates." -Ivan Albright Harold Frank, Blue Nude, Mixed Media on Paper.
My work is abstract, focused on color and texture. All the work is structurally dense, complex, and layered—a metaphor for the complexity of obsession.
-Kate Rivers
Read more of the mixed media artist's statement here.
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Old and new. Spanish Colonial sculpture on a Lucite base.
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“Cutting into color reminds me of the sculptor’s direct carving.” –Henri Matisse
Amazing shot, amazing quote.
More art history.
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Jean-Michel Basquiat, Liberty. 1983, acrylic, crayon, pastel, charcoal, and pencil on paper. Daros Collection, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Man Ray, The Father Of Mona Lisa, 1967, Photomechanical reproduction mounted on fiberboard, with cigar, plastic, metal foil, glass, and metal in painted wood frame, 18 x 13 5/8 x 2 5/8 in. (45.7 x 34.6 x 6.7 cm), Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
Cigar and all. This is awesome.
Aspens and spring snow.
New Kate Rivers book collage series. More here.
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"In a drawing, I dig into the paper with marks for the ultimate emotional impact." -Jim Dine
Jim Dine A Lady Sitting mixed media 1975
"In a drawing, I dig into the paper with marks for the ultimate emotional impact."
-Jim Dine
A Lady Sitting, 1975, Jim Dine. See this drawing up close.
ART + TEXTURE
For artist Terry Craig, texture is tantamount. Early in his career, he was inspired by the densely layered mixed media work of Italian artist Antoni Tapies. After years of experimenting with different materials, he came up with a special recipe of marble dust, powdered pigment and other ingredients that lend his works their rough beauty. Read more on the Matthews Gallery blog.
Kate Rivers- In Your Heart- Matthews Gallery on Flickr.
Via Flickr: Kate Rivers' latest work is like nothing you've seen from the Santa Fe artist before! Check it out: d.pr/AFE3
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Lost & Found on Flickr.
Via Flickr: Judy Neunuebel uses a whirlwind of found materials- from weathered newspapers to books to old twine- to create her collages. Read all about the artist: d.pr/qqWJ
MORE new work by Kate Rivers! on Flickr.
Via Flickr: We refreshed the entire gallery for the holidays! Come see new work by Kate Rivers and much more: d.pr/BLrh