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b>Alix Lorance
"AFTER WOMEN"
April 8th, to May 10th, 2006
What prompted this series? Storage fees! Almost all of my shows have been inspired by practical considerations, and "After Women" is no exception. During the 20 years I lived abroad, I stored my collection of art history books at great expense. Once I returned to Seattle and reclaimed them, a question began to loom large in my mind: how could I amortize those two decades of fees?
The answer was "After." First I got reacquainted with my library, and created prints based on famous paintings of musicians. These were exhibited in 2005 at Town Hall in Seattle. Then I realized I was really only interested in portraying the women in favorite paintings. Since another major consideration in my work is whether or not I'm enjoying the process, I quickly changed the series to "After Women."
I'm always looking for a technical and intellectual challenge. The print method I've used in "After Women" was created by Picasso in the 1950's as a way of studying the work of other artists through deconstruction. It requires meticulous observation and sequential planning, which I find engrossing.
I begin with a virgin block of plastic, and carve out the areas that will remain white. Then I continue to carve and print from the lightest to the darkest colors, covering colors as I go. As I proceed, the original block is reduced. In the end, there is very little left, and no way of producing any more prints. Each piece is an original, created by hand, and - because of the technique - part of a very limited edition.
"Purple after Matisse"
wood block print on paper
8"x12"
"Virgin after Titian"
wood block print on paper
8"x12"
"Music after Matisse"
wood block print on paper
8"x12"
"Elisabeth after Macke"
wood block print on paper
8"x12"
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