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Adding Symbolism to our Mixed Media Art

By Anjuli Johnson

Type
Article
Level
Intermediate
Price
Free
Published
2015
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About this lesson

A working mixed-media artist walks through three of her own pieces to show how she uses symbols deliberately: a black-and-red palette standing in for corruption, blocks of text carrying cultural memory, and directional marks used as guidance, explaining when she lets symbolism emerge organically versus planning it in advance.