Through his photography, drawings, paintings, films, sculptures and large-scale immersive installations that integrate natural elements such as light, water and air, artist Olafur Eliasson is focused on sustainability and climate change, and seeks to explore how human beings interact with their environment.
Born in 1967, Eliasson grew up in Denmark and Iceland and studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1989 to 1995. Following graduation, he moved to Berlin, where he founded his design studio — Studio Olafur Eliasson.
Since 1997, Eliasson’s works have appeared in numerous museums worldwide, with his public-space installations garnering critical acclaim throughout the 2000s. In 2003, he represented Denmark at the 50th Venice Biennale. That same year, he introduced his installation, The Weather Project, at the Tate Modern in London, for which he worked with a semi-circular screen, a ceiling of mirrors and artificial mist to create the illusion of a sun.
In 2008, he was commissioned by New York’s Public Art Fund to create a public space project called Waterfalls, which was installed in several locations along New York City’s waterfronts. Then, in 2011, Eliasson created Your Rainbow Panorama, a circular, richly colored glass walkway on top of the ARoS Museum in Aarhus, Denmark.
For Eliasson’s famous work Ice Watch, he and geologist Minik Rosing brought icebergs from Greenland to public squares in Copenhagen (2014), Paris (2015) and London (2018) in order to raise awareness of climate change.
Eliasson’s dedication to environmentalism extends past his art. In 2012, he founded the company Little Sun with engineer Frederik Ottesen, which produces and distributes solar lamps and chargers for use in off-grid communities.
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Herbarium
By Olafur Eliasson
Located in London, GB
Olafur Eliasson Herbarium, 2021 Dried and pressed Nympheas Ellisiana water lilies (Latour-Marliac) on Lanaquarelle hand-made3250 paper 300gm, framed varnished with day and fluorescent paint...
Mixed Media
Adagio Matinale XXIV
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Peter Peereboom (1952) graduated from the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague. He has various solo shows on his name including Centre Pompidou Paris in ...
Mixed Media, Canvas, Wood, Paper, Charcoal, Acrylic, Photographic Paper
$1,343
H 11.23 in W 6.7 in D 1.19 in
Minimalist Mixed Media on Paper, Framed in Wood, 2024 - 'Cartolina 2'
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Silvia De Marchi (b. 1967, Melzo, Italy) is an Italian painter currently based in Italy and represented by the Grège Gallery. Her artistic practice reflects a deep exploration of mat...
Paper, Glue, Ink, Mixed Media, Wood
$4,740
H 33.08 in W 25.2 in D 11.82 in
"African Image" Large Assemblage African Red Blue Mask By Danish Jørgen Waring
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
This large contemporary African-inspired mask assemblage is an eye-catcher. The sharp contrast between the bright red and deep blue colors has a powerful visual statement and awakens your senses immediately. It will be a very personal and thrilling curiosity to have hanging. The sculptural artwork is an assemblage made of mixed media. Within it, you will find horns, fur, claws, an animal skull, hair, feathers, wooden objects, hair, etc. All of it is assembled and mounted on a wooden showcase and topped with a plexiglass box. The assemblage is made by the internationally celebrated Danish artist and sculptor Jørgen Waring...
Mixed Media, Plexiglass
$831Sale Price|20% Off
H 12.84 in W 14.81 in D 2.09 in
20th Century by Mario Schifano Untitled Mixed media on photography
By Mario Schifano
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Mario Schifano (Khoms, Libya, 1934 – Rome, Italy, 1998) Title: Untitled Medium: Mixed media on photography Dimensions: Photography measures 13 x 18 cm - dimensions with frame 32.6 x ...
Mixed Media, Photographic Paper
$5,000
H 15 in W 14 in
Untitled, Family in an Interior, Mexican 20th Century, Oil and sand on board
By Jesus Mariano Leuus
Located in New York, NY
Leuus’s interest in art began at a young age, and he later moved to Guadalajara, where he attended the Escuela de Artes Plásticas. This formal training in the traditions of Mexican a...
Mixed Media, Oil, Board
$1,868
H 9.06 in W 8.27 in D 1.58 in
Raw Minimalist Textured Paper Composition in White, 2024 - 'Carte Mute II'
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Silvia De Marchi (b. 1967, Melzo, Italy) is an Italian painter currently based in Italy and represented by the Grège Gallery. Her artistic practice reflects a deep exploration of mat...
Paper, Glue, Ink, Mixed Media
$831Sale Price|20% Off
H 12.84 in W 14.81 in D 2.09 in
20th Century by Mario Schifano Untitled Mixed media on photography
By Mario Schifano
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Mario Schifano (Khoms, Libya, 1934 – Rome, Italy, 1998) Title: Untitled Medium: Mixed media on photography Dimensions: Photography measures 13 x 18 cm - dimensions with frame 32.6 x ...
Mixed Media, Photographic Paper
Taylor Swift
Located in Toronto, ON
This painting is an original mixed media on canvas, featuring the World-famous singer/ songwriter, Taylor Swift! The artist, Pietro Adamo is great at capturing the energy of Taylor S...
Mixed Media
$19,478Sale Price|20% Off
H 25.6 in W 21.66 in D 1.19 in
Turquoise Girl with Gold, Mixed Media, Contemporary, Female Study, Board
By Charlie Mackesy
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
Turquoise Girl with Gold by Charlie Mackesy, mixed-media created using charcoal, gouache, and pastel on board. Contemporary figurative art. This painting by British artist Charlie M...
Charcoal, Mixed Media, Gouache, Pastel
$1,500
H 27.559 in W 19.685 in D 0.787 in
Limited Edition Sublimation Print on Silk - 2nd from the Diptych - Flowers
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
This contemporary artwork, crafted using a sublimation process, offers an exquisite transfer of vivid imagery onto silk through eco-friendly, water-based sublimation inks. Its hybr...
Silver
Narrative Horse: Arabian (Feather Horse)
By Craig Alan
Located in Mc Lean, VA
Mixed media. Feathers in shadow box, painted with acrylic on top surface of the plexi glass.
Mixed Media, Acrylic
$1,028Sale Price|89% Off
H 23.23 in W 16.54 in
'Elegance, Good taste, and Confiding love'. Blue white nature floral minimal
By Sophia Milligan
Located in Penzance, GB
'Elegance, Good taste, and Confiding love' Original Artwork, Triptych. Framed ready to hang _________________________ Pendulums of fuschia flowers, dancing to rhythms of the afterno...
Mixed Media, Board, Photogram