Boyle Family, a collaborative group of artists, is known for its “Earth studies” — site-specific black-and-white 3-D casts of the earth. The communal group, started by husband and wife team Mark Boyle (1934–2005) and Joan Hills (b. 1931), later came to include the couple’s children and even their friends and neighbors, who assisted in the artistic process.
Boyle came from a poetry background, while Hills studied art and architecture. The two sought to objectively present reality in their work by decontextualizing randomly selected subjects. “We want to see without motive and without reminiscence this cliff, this street, this field, this rock, this earth,” they’ve said.
In addition to exploring natural elements, animals, minerals and society, Boyle Family has collaborated with many musicians, artists and dancers, including Jimi Hendrix and Soft Machine.
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(Biography provided by Phi Auctions)
Study of Mudcracks with brick and Detritus
By Boyle Family
Located in London, GB
Boyle Family Study of Mudcracks with brick and Detritus , 1974 Mixed media and resin on fibreglass 182.9 x 182.9 cm The Boyle Family, a collaborative group of artists, is known for ...
Mixed Media
$285,545
Rust Study
By Boyle Family
Located in London, GB
Boyle Family Rust Study , 2001 On the reverse is written 'For Peter with Love & Christmas Greetings 2001' Mixed media, resin and fibreglass 24.0 x 24.0 cm The Boyle Family, a collab...
Mixed Media
Wishing You Were Here
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Acrylic and graphite on cradled wood panel
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Graphite
Fortress America
By Kat Flyn
Located in New Orleans, LA
assemblage sculpture: vintage wood fort with hand-painted graffiti, a vintage handmade wood carving of Uncle Sam & Trump, confederate flag scrap blindfold, metal chains, 4 vintage fl...
Mixed Media
$1,600
H 12 in W 24 in
"10 Oysters", still life of colorful oysters against a pale blue background
By Anne Harney
Located in Edgartown, MA
“Never taking anything for granted, I am so grateful to be able to paint every day.” Anne Harney is a representational painter beginning her work from observation and concluding wit...
Mixed Media, Oil, Panel
$3,500
H 48 in W 24 in D 2 in
"Shape Up (diptych)", Barbershop Interior in Cut Canvas and Oil Paint
By Eustace Mamba
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Shape Up (diptych)" is an original artwork by Eustace Mamba and measures 24”h x 18”w x 1”d (left panel), 48”h x 24”w x 2”d (right panel). The artists cuts, arranges, sews, and coll...
Textile, Paint, Mixed Media, Fabric, Canvas, Coating, Glitter, Oil, Spra...
$3,500
H 24 in W 30 in D 2 in
"The Tailor", Figure with Sewing Machine in Yellow, Paint, and Collage
By Eustace Mamba
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"The Tailor" is an original artwork by Eustace Mamba and measures 24"h x 30"w x 2"d. The artists cuts, arranges, sews, and collages fabric and paints to create layers of texture and ...
Textile, Mixed Media, Canvas, Thread, Oil, Acrylic
Dancer with White Dress
Located in Toronto, ON
Original - Mixed Media on Canvas Hand Signed by Rachel Isadora
Mixed Media
Yellow Flamenco
Located in Toronto, ON
Original - Mixed Media on Canvas Hand Signed by Rachel Isadora
Mixed Media
$3,920Sale Price|20% Off
H 36 in W 48 in D 1 in
Alcaufer, Menorca Collection abstract mixed media
By Andrée B Carter
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Needlepoint designed by artist, hemp cord, paper, white gesso, modeling paste, resin, and Flashe Andrée B. Carter was born and raised in New Orleans. She has lived in Seattle and Lo...
Mixed Media
$8,500
H 60 in W 40 in D 1.5 in
Abstract Painting Mixed Media Canvas 40x60" Colors on the blue side 2
By Irena Orlov
Located in Los Angeles, CA
One of a kind Mixed Medium on Canvas Artwork: Original abstract mixed media work on canvas, which combines new media - digital original hand painting, printed on canvas, then hand p...
Canvas, Varnish, Archival Ink, Acrylic, Mixed Media
Banquo's Funeral
By Tony Scherman
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Tony Scherman (1950-2023) is one of Canada's the most distinctive artists. He is renowned internationally for his encaustic paintings, a notoriously difficult medium to work in. Sch...
Mixed Media, Wax, Encaustic, Oil
Harmony
By Kollabs
Located in Napa, CA
KOLLABS is a collaborative project between artists Luis Garcia Nerey and Anke Schofield. In their work, they create compositions juxtaposing undomesticated animals within domestic an...
Resin, Mixed Media, Panel
$3,740Sale Price|44% Off
H 30 in W 90 in D 2.5 in
Contemporary Abstract Texture Triptych Painting, black & white minimalist
By Svetlana Shalygina
Located in Maricopa, AZ
One of a kind original triptych painting by the late Svetlana Shalygina. It is a testament to artist’s unique and masterful way of incorporating multiple complex textures using mixed...
Mixed Media, Acrylic