mixed media

American  

noun

1. multimedia.

2. artistic media, as pen and ink, chalk, and graphite, used in combination.

   an old master drawing in mixed media.

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mixed media British  

noun

1. 1. the integrated use of different forms of media, esp within the arts

   2. ( as modifier )

      mixed-media musical presentations

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Other Word Forms

• mixed-media adjective

Etymology

Origin of mixed media

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

An additional 16 pieces have been added to the collection from “Made in L.A. 2023” by curators from all three museums — for a total of 356 paintings, sculptures and mixed media works.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2024

Settling into the third row each day, the courtroom sketch artists bring their supplies - oil pastels, pencils, charcoal sticks, mixed media paper, plus seat cushions - to watch hours of testimony and courtroom arguments.

From BBC • May 24, 2024

On Tuesday, the library association announced that Ward’s novel was a fiction nominee, along with Amanda Peters’ “The Berry Pickers” and the mixed media “Denison Avenue,” by author Christina Wong and illustrator Daniel Innes.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2023

They were installed by the Jamaican-born mixed media artist Ebony G. Patterson for her show, “ … things come to thrive … in the shedding … in the molting.”

From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2023

I've always been a fan of mixed media.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2023