Discover Mixed Media Artists

Elias Sime (b. 1968) is an Ethiopian artist known for his intricate, large-scale assemblages crafted from discarded electronic components. His tactile works transform circuit boards, wires, and buttons into vibrant, textured surfaces that explore the intersection of technology, nature, and human civilization, often evoking landscapes or abstract forms.

Alison Elizabeth Taylor (b. 1974) is an American artist renowned for her innovative use of marquetry. She employs the traditional technique of wood inlay to create captivating, painterly compositions that explore contemporary subjects, often depicting surreal landscapes, psychologically charged portraits, or everyday scenes with a unique material richness.

Fred Tomaselli (b. 1956) is an American artist celebrated for his intricate, visually dense paintings that fuse natural and artificial elements. His works often incorporate pills, leaves, insects, and other embedded objects beneath layers of resin, creating mesmerizing, kaleidoscopic patterns that explore themes of transcendence, perception, and altered states.

Xu Zhen (b. 1977) is a provocative Chinese artist and founder of MadeIn Company, known for his multidisciplinary, often satirical, works. His practice critiques globalized culture, consumerism, and the art market through conceptual installations, photography, and performances that often mimic or subvert cultural artifacts and artistic gestures.

Simon Periton is a British artist known for his intricate cut-paper works and installations. His practice often explores themes of pattern, ornament, and popular culture, transforming delicate materials into complex, visually arresting forms that challenge traditional notions of craft versus fine art.

Monster Chetwynd (formerly Marvin Gaye Chetwynd and Spartacus Chetwynd) is a British artist known for her anarchic, performance-based works, often featuring elaborate handmade costumes and sets. Her practice blends elements of carnival, folk art, and historical reenactments to create joyous, chaotic spectacles.

Jim Lambie is a British contemporary artist renowned for vibrant, immersive installations that transform everyday objects and spaces. His work, often using colored vinyl tape on floors, explores the psychology of color and space, creating dazzling, sensory experiences that blur the lines between art and environment.

Robert Rehfeldt (1931-1993) was a German artist celebrated for his innovative contributions to Mail Art and experimental drawing. Operating under the restrictive GDR regime, his work emphasized communication, network building, and subtle forms of artistic resistance. Rehfeldt’s prolific output, often combining text and image, was a testament to creative freedom and connection.

Vanessa Safavi, a Swiss artist, creates evocative sculptures and installations using diverse materials, often exploring the interplay between the organic and the artificial. Her work delves into themes of the body, sensuality, and contemporary anxieties, inviting viewers to engage with objects on a visceral and psychological level. Safavi’s art is subtly disruptive and deeply textural.

Ruth Wolf-Rehfeldt (1932-2024) was a German artist renowned for her pioneering work in concrete poetry and typewriter graphics within the GDR. Her conceptual approach to art, often using typewritten imagery and textual permutations, critiqued political systems and explored communication, visual language, and philosophical ideas with subtle precision.