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New paintings by Barry Johnson

Barry Johnson

Barry Johnson - Insomnia (detail)

I am not an artist. I am not a painter, sculptor, filmmaker, or content creator. Everything I've made was done so to maintain my sanity and health. Not creating physically pains me. All … [Read more...]

Almost There: Paintings by Lauralee Sikorski

Lauralee Sikorski

Lauralee Sikorski

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The Palette Series: Collages by Mariia Magoly

Mariia Magoly

The Palette Series #3 (detail), Mariia Magoly

For me, whether your work is a craft or an art, first of all it has to be sincere and important for you. That’s a secret of happiness. At least a big part of it. My works shouldn’t make the world … [Read more...]

Five collages by Adrian Jugaru

Adrian Jugaru

Red Flowers (detail) by Adrian Jugaru

The 'taped together' series uses pieces of tape to merge images in an organic way. In this perception, tape is the flesh and blood vessels that put together a golem-like corpus. … [Read more...]

Five Pieces by Rose Knapp

Rose Knapp

These abstract mixed-media art works deal with contemporary social issues while leaving interpretations up to the viewer rather than taking hard line either/or stances. Themes include the … [Read more...]

Standing room only: Inside the workshop of E.C. Brown Anomalies

Ephraim C. Brown

EC Brown Anomalies Shop Detail 6

For many artists, the studio itself as seen as the catalyst for things to magically occur. I don't generally look at it in that way, mainly because it is rare that I'm fully and completely relaxed in … [Read more...]

Oblivion — visual poetry by hiromi suzuki

hiromi suzuki

oblivion 1 (detail) - visual poetry by hiromi suzuki

I'm not good at calculations. I don't know how many coins are in my pocket. I don't remember how many people encountered yesterday. Numbers are doomed to oblivion. … [Read more...]

Let’s Dance: Photographs by Russell Lee, McIntosh County, Okla. ca. 1939

Denise Enck

Russell Lee - couples at the square dance

Photographer Russell Lee (1903-1986) traveled the United States taking photos of rural life for the Farm Security Administration from 1936-1943. One night in 1939 or '40 he photographed a dance in … [Read more...]

eye the beholder

JC Olsthoorn

last reading (detail) - JC Osthoorn

“eye the beholder” is a mixed media digitally manipulated project that presents visual experiences through layering. The layered pieces are composed of both opaques and transparencies, colours, … [Read more...]

Undressing the Darkness: 12 Collages by Bill Wolak

Bill Wolak

Intimate Aftermath - Bill Wolak collage

Collage undresses the darkness with a mirror’s secret undertow. It’s a dance done on burning kites while dreaming at the speed of light. Expectant as nakedness, collage is a door that surfaces in the … [Read more...]

Private Eyes: Collages

hiromi suzuki

Private Eyes 2 (detail) hiromi suzuki

Artist's statement: I'm always creating the collages like "Automatic writing". Putting pics of roses, creeks and chimneys on watercolour papers. Painting Liquitex gels and linseed oil on these. … [Read more...]

Integrant: Collages by Lita Poliakova

Lita Poliakova

Integrant 11 collage by Lita Poliakova

Artist's statement: Integrant (handmade collage, 2016) These are full-bodied, organic-approved combos that can stand alone as an indulgence, profound spirit, or may serve as an addition to … [Read more...]

Meat: 5 collages by Jorge Chamorro

Jorge Chamorro

Meat 2 (detail) - Jorge Chamorro

Meat: a series of handmade collages … [Read more...]

Field Hands

James Williams Jr.

Hand 5 (detail) - James Williams Jr.

On long walks, I've often come across colored gloves of field workers. The pineapple field workers are migrants from Burma, Cambodia and Laos. Many of the workers are indentured or trafficked, working … [Read more...]

from the Coach House Series: text collages by Paul Hawkins

Paul Hawkins

Paul Hawkins -- Coach House 08 (detail)

taken from the Coach House Series … [Read more...]

Thirteen mixed-media artworks by Hildy Maze

Hildy Maze

Visible Thoughts, Mistaken Appearances (detail) - Hildy Maze

Artist's statement: My work is driven by a curiosity into the investigation of mind thru art. None of us can avoid thoughts, but through awareness of our pitfalls, beauty, strengths and weaknesses we … [Read more...]

3 Paintings by Merlin Flower

Merlin Flower

dangle (detail) - merlin flower

You I made a self-portrait. the chin was longer the bushy eyebrows the same. Friend said it looked like an orange. I thought it was you. not the jaw, not the eyes, not the face. You. … [Read more...]

New Digital Art by Carlyle Baker

Carlyle Baker

ptg series 11 art carlyle baker

Artist's statement: carlyle has been included and excluded in(from) various fictional tapestries, the early work is thought to be extinct, this collection is a special offering to EM and was … [Read more...]

Eleven collages by Rebeka Elizegi

Rebeka Elizegi

Somiers(detail) - collage by Rebeka Elizegi

Artist's statement: I have dedicated many years to working with this technique. After a period of experimentation with large format digital collage, I am currently working manually: I have returned to … [Read more...]

Three collages by Jonathon Prestidge

Jonathon Prestidge

Cola Wars (detail) - Jonathon Prestidge

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Established in 2000 and edited by Denise Enck, Empty Mirror is an online literary magazine that publishes new work each Friday.

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