Modern Mixed Media
The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.
Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.
The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.
Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.
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1960s Modern Mixed Media
Mixed Media
2010s Modern Mixed Media
Canvas, Varnish, Archival Ink, Acrylic, Mixed Media
1920s Modern Mixed Media
Mixed Media, Ink, Watercolor
1980s Modern Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Early 1900s Modern Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Late 19th Century Modern Mixed Media
Paper, Mixed Media, Ink, Watercolor
1930s Modern Mixed Media
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Permanent Marker
2010s Modern Mixed Media
Paper, Archival Paper
1930s Modern Mixed Media
Watercolor
20th Century Modern Mixed Media
Ink, Gouache
1960s Modern Mixed Media
Paper, Mixed Media
2010s Modern Mixed Media
Charcoal, Pastel, Fabric, Archival Paper
20th Century Modern Mixed Media
Mixed Media
1980s Modern Mixed Media
Tissue Paper, Etching, Aquatint
1930s Modern Mixed Media
Pastel, Archival Ink, Gouache, Graphite
1980s Modern Mixed Media
Ink, Gesso, Cardboard
2010s Modern Mixed Media
Paper, Archival Paper
20th Century Modern Mixed Media
Mixed Media, Pastel, Watercolor
2010s Modern Mixed Media
Metal, Gold, Silver, Steel
Early 2000s Modern Mixed Media
Paint, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Mixed Media
Plexiglass, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Mixed Media
Plexiglass, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic
1930s Modern Mixed Media
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Late 20th Century Modern Mixed Media
Wood
1990s Modern Mixed Media
Gold Leaf
1970s Modern Mixed Media
Watercolor, Pen, Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Mixed Media
Mixed Media
2010s Modern Mixed Media
Mixed Media, Spray Paint
1960s Modern Mixed Media
Paper, Adhesive, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil
Late 20th Century Modern Mixed Media
Mixed Media
20th Century Modern Mixed Media
Ink, Board
2010s Modern Mixed Media
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Digital
Early 2000s Modern Mixed Media
Paper
Late 20th Century Modern Mixed Media
Mixed Media
2010s Modern Mixed Media
Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Rice Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Mixed Media
Mixed Media, Board
2010s Modern Mixed Media
Paper
2010s Modern Mixed Media
Canvas, Epoxy Resin, Acrylic
2010s Modern Mixed Media
Canvas, Glitter, Ink, Acrylic
Late 20th Century Modern Mixed Media
Mixed Media
2010s Modern Mixed Media
Paper, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Photogram, Mixed Media
1960s Modern Mixed Media
Silver
Mid-20th Century Modern Mixed Media
Watercolor, Lithograph, Stencil
2010s Modern Mixed Media
Canvas, Varnish, Archival Ink, Acrylic, Digital
2010s Modern Mixed Media
Canvas, Epoxy Resin, Spray Paint, Acrylic
2010s Modern Mixed Media
Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Rice Paper
2010s Modern Mixed Media
Concrete
1960s Modern Mixed Media
Oil, Board
2010s Modern Mixed Media
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Digital
20th Century Modern Mixed Media
Pencil, Paper, Pen
Late 20th Century Modern Mixed Media
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Mixed Media
Sandstone
2010s Modern Mixed Media
Canvas, Varnish, Archival Ink, Acrylic, Digital
Late 20th Century Modern Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Late 20th Century Modern Mixed Media
Paper
1980s Modern Mixed Media
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Mixed Media
Gold Leaf
1960s Modern Mixed Media
Etching