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Mixed media tends to refer to a work of visual art that combines various traditionally distinct visual art media. For example, a work on canvas that combines paint, ink, and collage could properly be called a "mixed media" work. When creating a painted or photographed work using mixed media it is important to choose the layers carefully and allow enough drying time between the layers to ensure the final work will have integrity. If many different media are used it is equally important to choose a sturdy foundation upon which the different layers are imposed. Many interesting effects can be achieved by using mixed media. Often, found objects are used in conjunction with traditional artist media, such as paints and graphite, to express a meaning in the everyday life. In this manner, many different elements of art become more flexible than with traditional artist media. Dutch artist FAKE from Amsterdam was born on May 15th 1980 and has been doing graffiti and street art half his life. Growing up in a grey and boring environment, FAKE felt the urge to bring a smile on other people’s faces through irony and humor. After discovering the power of stencils, he was hooked. FAKE is self-taught and started experimenting and combining styles early on to come to a unique signature. FAKE’s work is some of the cleanest stuff around. His clean, taut work, full of color, has been in shows all over the world; from Holland, Norway, Denmark and the UK until the US and even countries as Iran. Apart from being a perfectionist, FAKE’s signature style is that of storytelling. Stencils give him the power to use any image on any desired background and give it a humorous or ironic twist. One of his most iconic works, FAKE love, tells the story of how love can hurt. Seeing people around him being heartbroken, inspired him to make this artwork. FAKE has been working on the streets for many years and started to put his art on canvas, paper, wood and glass about three years ago. However, this is not holding him back The gallery Pretty Portal shows since 2007 Contemporary Art and Urban Art Street Artists annexing unasked public space to present their ideas and concepts. Inspired by her urban environment they create art that has recently been the world referred to as "urban art". gallery Pretty Portal offers "Urban Art" artists a space around their urban creations from the volatile His take out and give them a "safe" place for to give new directions. gallerist and curator Klaus Rosskothen seeks meeting with artists, whose works have the power to exist in isolation from their original urban environment. Pretty Portal sees itself as a meta-level between the road and the "White Cube" on these artists can show their work to the public. gallery Pretty Portal shows paintings, drawings, collages, photographs and sculptures.