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intermedia

intermedia

8.4
Artworks that combine two or more media like painting, sound and video
  • noun
  • /ˌɪntərˈmiːdiə/
  • Jargon
translation icon : arte intermedia
  • In our art class, we explored intermedia by combining painting with photography to create unique pieces.

Examples

  • Her latest installation is a stunning example of intermedia, merging sculpture and digital art.

  • Some of the synthesizing ideas of Fluxus are easily identifiable in the MAC of the period: the relationship between art and life, internationalism, intermedia, experimentalism, and musicality.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Ashley Demotto is a junior intermedia student who is taking the class this semester.

    Blog text (29)
  • The exhibition featured several fascinating intermedia projects that blended video, sound, and live performance.

Synonyms

mashup
vsintermedia
5 4.6

A new piece made by mixing parts of different songs or videos

combines different media or genres to create hybrid forms
crossover of genres
vsintermedia
5.8

A work that mixes elements of two or more genres

includes media as well as genres to make hybrid forms
pasticcio
vsintermedia
  • Literature
9.9

A work that mixes pieces from other works and styles

creates hybrids rather than only stitching together existing pieces

Compounds

Amsinckia intermedia
  • Specialized
9.9

A small yearly plant with bright orange coiled flower spikes seen in spring

A small artery in the head that supplies the middle part of the temporal lobe

pars intermedia
  • Specialized
9.9

A thin tissue layer between the front and back parts of the pituitary, usually joined to the back in adults

How Mixed

transmedia
  • Jargon
3 8.2
intermedia
  • Jargon
8.4
multimedia
  • Specialized
12 3.8
artwork
81 3.0

Surface Forms

intermedia singular
intermedias plural

Morphology

intermedia = media (semi-transparent) = inter + media

Formed from inter- + media with the meaning 'between/among media', but learners may conflate 'media' with mass communication rather than artistic materials.

Etymology

The art noun intermedia comes from inter- 'between' plus media 'materials' or 'means', just as in the word medium for an art material or method. That's why intermedia means works that mix different media, such as video, sound, and sculpture, to make a single hybrid piece.