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Birches #20 by Karin Lowney-Seed on Zatista.com<\/p><\/div>\n

When people say that art has no rules, they\u2019re lying. Okay not totally, but a little. There are basics: paintings use paint, photographs use cameras, and drawings use a pencil (or charcoal or a pen, but you get the idea). There are categories and places where art fits. Then there\u2019s the category of mixed media, the real rebel. Mixed media uses everything but the kitchen sink \u2013 any kind of utensil, resource or textile is fair game. Works designated mixed media didn\u2019t choose to be in any predetermined category. This doesn\u2019t mean they are kicked out of all the other groups; there are plenty of mixed media paintings, pictures, and drawings, but they are pieces mixed with other properties as well. Can\u2019t decide between a painting and a photograph for your wall? Don\u2019t! Try a blend of all categories.<\/p>\n

Here are just a few from Zatista to show you what we mean:<\/p>\n

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The Tempest by Melissa McGill on Zatista.com<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cThe Tempest\u201d by Melissa McGill uses pages of books and archival images of convicts. The figures are modern adaptations of the poetry contained in the pages. Along with this, McGill has created abstract works with resources including antique Russian Boy Scout calendars, and historical WWII photographs of factory workers.<\/p>\n

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Blood Orange by Keith Gerling on Zatista.com<\/p><\/div>\n

This still life \u201cBlood Orange\u201d from Keith Gerling\u2019s Kitchen Series is a unique print using watercolor pigment and gum arabic hardened with the bichromate process over cyanotype on watercolor paper. Don\u2019t know what that means? Doesn\u2019t matter. All you need to know is this imaginative fruit can hang beautifully in your kitchen.<\/p>\n

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Blue Addiction by Anyes Galleani on Zatista.com<\/p><\/div>\n

This painting on a wood panel depicts posters from the downtown neighborhood of artist Anyes Galleani. Her inspiration comes from posters layered on top of each other wearing away to reveal the others underneath. \u201cBlue Addiction\u201d is the little extra inspiration you wanted from a painting.<\/p>\n

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Love Truck III by Deanna Fainelli on Zatista.com<\/p><\/div>\n

A brush of modern color can reinvent vintage. This hand printed photo is layered over acrylic paint.<\/p>\n

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Beneath The Grid by Lorrie Boydston on Zatista.com<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cBeneath the Grid\u201d is a mix of paper, photographs and plexiglass. If the artist, Lorrie Boydston, hadn\u2019t told us, we probably wouldn\u2019t have asked. The character and texture of the piece tells enough of the story with no questions needed.<\/p>\n

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Invisible Red Thread #7 by Koval Grippo on Zatista.com<\/p><\/div>\n

Mixed media is like wiping the slate clean of precedence allowing one to create anything. From plastics to paint brushes, the resources are not limiting artists. The art produced from merging categories has created an opening for artists to reinvent their way. Check out Zatista\u2019s mixed media collection.<\/p>\n

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