Tuesday, September 6, 2022

BEAUTY: Mixed Media Art--Michael Mapes

The mixed media boxes Michael Mapes creates are simply jaw-dropping. He approaches his creations like Victorian specimen boxes, using insect pins, vials, petri dishes, gelatin capsules, and assorted specimen containers to hold cut up pieces of photographs, human hair, crushed pigment, tea, cotton thread, spices, feathers, x-rays, dried plants, and costume jewelry. Once assembled, all these individual elements create a larger image. For his Dutch Masters series, each box is an homage to a Dutch portrait. Take a look at the detail images...it is stunning how much goes into each one.

21 yr Old Dutch Female
21 yr Old Dutch Female detail

Adriana Female
Adriana Female detail

Anonymous Young Woman
Anonymous Young Woman detail
Anonymous Young Woman detail

Dutch Female Specimen
Dutch Female Specimen detail

HdP-02
HdP-02 detail

Mapes has a section on his site of available work. Inquire for pricing!
http://www.room62.com/

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