J.B. Thompson (1932 – 1984) began his career as an aspriring student of architecture. However, this endeavor soon gave way to a study of painting and sculpture. His mastery of the aforementioned three subjects was readily apparent in his early art. Later in life, he expanded into printmaking, which he synthesized with sculpture, creating sterling silver and copper collage prints, available only in limited edition and released in 1972. Throughout the 1970s, he continued to add various techniques and materials to his prints, including collograph, woodcut, lithograph, etching, carborundum surfaces and gold. The dramatic textural relief observable in his prints is a result of Thompson’s masterful manipulation of the carborundum process.
In terms of subject matter for the prints, he often used images which evoke the notion of a mental or physical voyage, generally with an overwhelming sense of movement. Others are based on metaphysical diagrams intended to represent various levels of the human psychic journey and the Earth’s physical cosmos. Thompson believed wholeheartedly in the one-to-one communication process that occured between viewer and artist and felt his audience would know a great deal about him if they grasped the meaning of his work.
Of his work it has been said that ‘the source of J.B. Thompson’s imagery was a direct, mystical experience of reality, which he did not try to define or control. He did not separate the creation of his art from the living of his life.’ Thompson rather successfully combined technical expertise with creative intuition. He died of cancer in 1984.
$675
J.B. Thompson "Photon" Mixed Media Etching w/ Copper and Aquatint c.1970s
By J. B. Thompson
Located in San Francisco, CA
J.B. Thompson "Photon" Mixed Media Etching w/ Copper and Aquatint Limited Edition J.B. Thompson (American, 1932-1984) Fantastic pencil signed and numbered mixed media etching with ...
Copper
Copper Etching III
By Ana Rosa de Ycaza
Located in Tulsa, OK
Ana Rosa de Ycaza’s’s Copper Etching III is a black and white engraving copper minimalist abstract mixed media with a french oak frame measuring 14 x 14 priced at $1000. Ana Rosa de Ycaza an artist born in 1915 was affiliated with Atelier 17 a studio that attracted the likes of Mark Rothko, Joan Míro, William de Kooning...
Copper
$4,880
H 30.71 in W 22.84 in
Guided by Starlight, Abstract Embossed Print by Bik Chuen Ha
By Bik Chuen Ha
Located in Taichung, TW
Guided by Starlight (1993) is a mixed-media print by Hong Kong–born artist Bik Chuen Ha, known for his sculptural approach to printmaking. In this work, Ha layers deep embossing, car...
Mixed Media
$2,500
H 39 in W 64 in D 1 in
Burden of Need, 39x64 Multi media with hand coloring and collage
By Steven Sorman
Located in Southampton, NY
Steve Sorman has had over 80 solo artist exhibitions throughout the United States . I have included, just for reference, some images of his museum show so that you can see the body...
Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Handmade Paper, Aquatint
$2,200
H 19.75 in W 38.25 in
"#24-80D Color Climb", Mixed Media Stencil Casting, Pencil Signed and Numbered
Located in Detroit, MI
"#24-80D Color Climb" is an exemplary work of Paul E. Maxwell's "stencil casting" works. This abstract but grid-like work employs a thickly textured and layered surface that has also...
Mixed Media, Stencil
CARNIVAL Bright Colorful Modernist Mixed Media Abstract Composition
By Rita Leff
Located in Surfside, FL
Titled Carnival with bright colors and geometric shape of a circus carousel, this bears some elements of the color field blocks of Mark Rothko. New York born painter and printmaker,...
Mixed Media
$435
H 14 in W 11 in D 0.07 in
Copper and Gold Leaf Variations - Abstract Mixed Media Composition
By Patricia A. Pearce
Located in Soquel, CA
Artist's proof of hand copper application and aging techniques by Patricia Pearce (American, b. 1948). Unsigned, but was acquired with other Patricia Pearce pieces. Presented in a ne...
Copper, Gold Leaf
$2,000
H 8 in W 8 in
Alan Shields - Untitled, from The Incestuous Kids, Signed, Mixed Media, Framed
By Alan J. Shields
Located in New York, NY
Alan Shields - Untitled from The Incestuous Kids, 1973 Mixed media silkscreen collage with embossing, woodcut, linoleum cut, dye- cutting, flocking and glass bead additions, from the...
Mixed Media, Linocut, Screen
$3,039
H 12.21 in W 12.21 in D 1.19 in
Koi carp and Blossom - Abstract Print on Glass with Gold leaf and Copper
By Valda Bailey
Located in London, GB
"The bottomless depths of a private koi pond in a Sussex garden. Dancing light, rhythmic flow and a scattering of flowers on the surface, all help to convey the dark mystery of a life below the surface." - Valda Bailey...
Copper, Gold Leaf
$8,900
H 13.2 in W 16.1 in D 3.5 in
Pantheism 17.90- abstract geometric print animated by light from a video screen
By Joanie Lemercier
Located in New York, NY
Item Description: Pantheism 17.90 Mixed media, UV print, modified bright screen 13.2 x 16.1 x 2.5 inches video loop 6.18 minutes Edition 1 of 6 + AP this item is frame in black woo...
Mixed Media, Laser
$19,094
H 24.02 in W 29.77 in
Australian Stone - Modern, Expressionism, Collage, Aquatint, Red, Abstract
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Köln, DE
Aquatint in colours and collage "Australian Stone" by Robert Motherwell from 1983-1984. The edition on Hawthorne comprises 67 copies. This present copy is signed, inscribed and n...
Mixed Media, Color, Aquatint, Etching
$7,500
H 21.5 in W 24 in D 1.5 in
Stanley Hayter - Meduse, scarce abstract expressionist etching, Signed/N Framed
By Stanley William Hayter
Located in New York, NY
Stanley WIlliam (Bill) Hayter Meduse, 1958 High Viscosity Etching & Engraving Pencil signed, titled and numbered from the edition of 50 (10/50) on the front Catalogue Raisonne Bl...
Mixed Media, Etching, Aquatint
$7,500
H 27.75 in W 22.5 in D 2 in
Alan Shields - Alice in Grayland, Mixed media collage abstract, Signed Unique
By Alan Shields
Located in New York, NY
Alan Shields Alice in Grayland, 1979 Mixed media collage: Etching, aquatint, screen print with stitching and collage on hand made paper Hand signed, dated, titled and numbered 1/13 b...
Mixed Media, Handmade Paper, Etching, Aquatint, Screen