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Edition Details
Edition of 12 with 2 Artist’s Proofs and
2 Printer’s Proofs
Carmen Argote’s pencil drawing on her father’s letter
was scanned by Artscans.
The woodblock impression of an anonymous
headstone was made by Carmen Argote at
Evergreen Cemetery.
All print and digital production was completed
by Eric Gero.
The diptych collage is composed of an Epson
Ultrachrome K3 ink print on Neenah Classic Crest
Natural White Smooth 118 GSM paper and an
oil-based ink print on Kitakata Natural 36 GSM paper,
they are mounted onto a sheet of Somerset Satin
Softwhite 300 GSM paper.
This project was collaboratively conceived by
Carmen Argote and Eric Gero in Los Angeles, California.
Announcing new print editions with prolific
LA-based artist
CARMEN ARGOTE
.
Working in LA’s Evergreen Cemetery, Carmen Argote was drawn to the graves
of anonymous women remembered in granite as only “MOTHER” or “HER”.
Carmen brilliantly discovered that she could use her weight to press shapes into
the malleable surface of woodblock plates, using this process, she forced the
tombstone lettering into the wood.
To accompany each woodblock print, Carmen drew on letters from her father,
recontextualizing the writing with redactions and arrows. Printed on folded
stationery stock, the letter facsimiles are presented together like a husband
and wife. At first glance, the grainy woodblock prints appear to be a tabletop
but upon closer inspection staccato letter forms appear. . .
M O T H E R
H E R
This family of three intimate and intriguing prints are equal parts haunting
and whimsical.
CARMEN ARGOTE
Abril 27, 2001