Jose Canepa Mixed Media

This framed silk brocade tapestry is one half of a magnificent Qing-dynasty chair panel, or chair strip. Because traditional Chinese seating was not upho...

These two highly decorative triptychs feature 94 samples of antique marble, presumably collected by the same collector in the early 20th century from archaeological sites in Rome and...

Chicago-based artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites crafted from split bamboo frames covered with stretched muslin and a collage of vintage Asian ephemera—including fragments of fabric, scrolls, drawings, and books collected during his travels. This kite entitled "Boro" is patterned with Japanese indigo-dyed fabric scraps, sewn together to form a patchwork of contrasting patterns and shades of blue. The kite's design recreates the traditional practice of Boro stitching...

Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his...

Train Engine Folk Outsider Art Deco Assemblage Found Objects Contemporary Statue Actual Dimensions: 8.75 X 19.75 X 5.75 inches Michael Riley (Mike Riley) (American, born 1957). A model train engine statue in mixed media. Metal, wood, and other elements. An Art Deco Moderne style design produced from found objects, including garden hose fitting, sliding door track, trombone instrument counter weights, flute instrument...

Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his travels. His ongoing series of large-scale kites bridge the gap between flat art and sculpture, each crafted of split bamboo frames covered with stretched muslin and a collage of vintage ephemera – including kimonos, obis, paintings, scrolls, drawings, metal leaf, bleeding paper, book pages, or anything with a story to tell. In this bamboo kite entitled “Ikebana,” Thompson beautifully layers darkly saturated fragments atop pages of found text. A repurposed calligraphy scroll panels the left side, brushed with black ink with full flower blossoms and leafy foliage, while delicate pine branches grow upwards from the bottom. Vintage Japanese block prints...

Chicago-based artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites crafted from split bamboo frames covered with stretched muslin and a collage of vintage Asian ephemera - including fragment...

Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his travels. His ongoing series of large-scale kites bridge the gap between flat art and sculpture, each crafted of split bamboo frames covered with stretched muslin and a collage of vintage ephemera – including kimonos, obis, paintings, scrolls, drawings, metal leaf, bleeding paper, book pages, or anything with a story to tell. In “New Morning,” panels of teal and indigo leach across the expansive canvas with captivating irregularity. Contrasted by a neutral field of vintage block prints...

Brigitte Series Emulsion and cotton sewn on cotton on paper

Folk Outsider Naive Art Metal NYC Cityscape Sculpture Wall Hanging Contemporary "NYC Cityscape" 39 1/2 x 29 1/2 x 2 inches Unsigned Offered is an extraordinary hand crafted wall s...

This framed silk brocade tapestry is one half of a magnificent Qing-dynasty chair panel, or chair strip. Because traditional Chinese seating was not upho...

Bright Idea Boiler is an assemblage composed of paper, wood, wire and glass. The background shows a drawing of a spider web on which a paper cut out of the Bright Idea Boiler is supe...