MIXED MEDIA | Adrienne Shishko | Mixed Media Artist

MIXED MEDIA PAINTINGS

my return to art making as an adult began with painting, and while i explore lots of different media in my practice, i always come back to painting. below you will find several series that have defined my explorations in the painting, as well as a collection of newer paintings that have yet to find their way into a larger body of work. many of these works include elements of collage. i am always attracted to pattern, pattern in fabric, in print, and in images in general that i see on a daily basis. collage allows me to mine these images and appropriate and reuse them in a new way.

recent

fabric
collage

fragments

my response

mosaic

whim

midnight
garden

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ruin

pour

string

recent paintings

origin of the universe

reclining woman with quilt

bonsai

nanny's buttons

fabric collage

these paintings are inspired by my love for the incredible quilts of gee’s bend, alabama. i am exploring using the remnants of interior design fabric samples and other collective detritus, repurposing at its best.

black and blue

the fabric of the city

aunt eve's house

ode to the women of gee's bend

my response

this body of work began in the tense times during the long 2016 election campaign period and in the stressful period that followed. color seems to be a go-to antidote.

pushing the pink

pushing the pink 2

kokopellis boudoir

to turn back the clock

the problem of goodness

bending over backwards

wicked

close quarters

its presence yielded

into the wild

the route from darkness to light

no one is safe anymore

looking for the light

tied into knots

as seen from different angles

mosaic

this series reflects my ongoing exploration of the grid as a framework for me to build upon, continuing my efforts to find order in the chaos.

celebration

shapeshifter

reincarnated forms

night sky

living large in tiny spaces

green and pink with red chair

reality only exists when observed

seeing into space

yellow glasses

shimmering city

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47th street

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preservation hall

country code

midnight garden

this series began with the first painting on view, "explosion on the bar.” it was inspired by an absolutely stunning and enormous flower arrangement on the bar at a friend's evening birthday party. in the twinkly candle light at the party, these flowers seemed to explode. i couldn't get over how gorgeous the arrangement was and came home and painted this piece the next day. what followed was this series which is about finding beauty in the darkness.

explosion on the bar

the garden at midnight

aboriginal garden

shimmer in the darkness

memories of java

garden music

glimpse in the moonlight

yellow flower

fireworks

carefree beauty

burst

recovered beauty

staggering

imagined landscape

evolution in yellow

whim

this collection is really eclectic, and highlights my range of playfulness and curiosity with paint.

big circles

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in the garden

south african joyride

round about way

election season

painted haystack

pie in the sky

spine series 3

spine series 2

spine series 1

the last piece worked

remnants

down by the river

an assortment of treats

seemingly glorious

string

this series is part of my ongoing exploration of line and my relationship with the environment. i use a variety of natural and human-made detritus to make the "marks" - not unlike the "marks" we make on the planet. i only make these pieces when i can work outside as they all incorporate spray paint. sunny days in nature coupled with the toxic spray highlights my preoccupation.

string series 00

string series cycle

string series florence

string series 8

amusement park

tracks

strands

string series 18

string series 15

string series 16

string series 17

string series 98

4th of july

string series 10

string series 14

pour

this series is all about the materials. all these pieces were created by pouring and manipulating the paint and by experimenting with the properties of the materials used.