Mixed media

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/mixed-media

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the artistic discipline?Visual art practice employing multiple media and materials in a single artwork
2. What is the historical precursors?Cubism's 'papier collé' and Dadaist/Surrealist collage and assemblage were pivotal
3. What is mixed media art?Mixed media art is a picture that uses more than one kind of material, like paint, paper, or old toys, all together on the same surface.
4. How do artists mix different materials in mixed media?Artists carefully choose materials that stick together, think about how colors and textures will look, and then glue or attach them so they stay in place over time.

Medium (plural: Media): The material or technique used by an artist to create a work of art, such as oil paint, charcoal, or clay.
Collage: An artwork created by assembling different forms, thus creating a new whole, often by gluing paper, photographs, and other materials onto a surface.
Assemblage: A three-dimensional work of art made by combining or putting together found objects or pieces of material.