Michael Davis

Color Theory 2022 Contemporary collage

Rising Collection, combines two key elements of my process --- my signature use of needlepoint, plus, mixing powdered pigments, gesso, and marble dust to create my own colors. These ...

"Invisible, Nauru Island" is part of the "Rare Earth" series of artworks related to the extraction of materials used in our modern technology. Each artwork includes an archival image...

I salvage vinyl street banners that would otherwise be discarded in landfills, using their words, colors, and imagery as a starting point for my creative process. These reclaimed mat...

LLC and mining operation being bought up at an alarming rate by international consortiums. The Rare Earth artworks grew out of my investigative research in 2009 while working on a Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship (SARF) application. That resulted in a body of work titled “Imagos”– photo/journalism images that capture a moment in history and immediately place the viewer at that moment in time. While navigating Landsat records of Earth's land surfaces from space I discovered large areas of disturbed landscapes. These were immense open pit mines at numerous locations world wide, many of which were Rare Earth mines or REEs. The mining and processing to separate the rare earth elements is an environmental conundrum. On one hand these elements are in extremely high demand and necessary for electric vehicles...

John Baker’s “Abstraction” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 36 x 48 inches. A full and vibrant color symphony, the image depicts a large abstract painting being created ...

Bruce Pollack creates contemporary collages using digital photo images infused to aluminum. His works are bright and dynamic. The artist juxtaposes various images to create a vibra...

Paper Collage My work is mainly abstract, I would say abstract expressionism. I love painting with oils, they give me many possibilities I do no find in other media. When working ...

This Plexiglass collage was created by Canadian artist Max Epstein. Epstein's works often feature Canadian motifs and bright colors. This collage is signed and titled at the bottom, ...