Arctic-inspired two-piece mixed media wall art features layered textures and stark contrasts that evoke polar landscapes: porcelain ceramic shards, glazed in cool whites and icy blacks, are arranged across two boards to suggest fractured sea ice and wind-swept snowfields, while areas of black iron oxide over acrylic paint provide deep, matte shadows and mineral-like veining that recall exposed rock and slate. The porcelain’s delicate translucence catches light like thinning ice, creating subtle shifts in tone, while the iron oxide’s raw, tactile quality grounds the composition with an elemental, geological presence. Together, the paired panels balance fragility and permanence, using negative space and asymmetry to convey open arctic skies and shifting horizons, making the work both atmospheric and materially expressive.

Porcelain fragments with sealed black iron oxide on board with acrylic paint.

Frames included - 3” deep, black metal - 2 pc set

26×50×3” framed dimensions

Artist: Deb Otto