EVERYONE: Monoprints and Etchings by Connie Arismendi

September 03 - October 16,2022

From Flatbed Center for Contemporary Printmaking:

"Flatbed Center for Contemporary Printmaking is delighted to present “Everyone” an exhibition of large monoprints and etchings created by Connie Arismendi during her residency at Flatbed during 2021-2022.

Arismendi’s process involved experimentation and openness to the extemporaneous processes of monoprinting that centered on words that could carry multiple meanings. Arismendi states, "Words are powerful and malleable. I began exploring this malleability, and ambiguity. The viewer is presented with a single word floating on a cloud, like a daydream or a reverie. In many ways, it was an opportunity for discovery. A single word functions like a Rorschach test and provides access to the viewer's state of mind. The word Whatever could be funny, sarcastic, or lovingly accepting."

As a part of the residency, Arismendi created eighteen large monoprints and a suite of three etchings.  In the etchings, she began to deconstruct the elements from the monoprints.  The suite includes monoprint patterns printed as chine collé with the etched image/word.

Join us for the artist's reception on Saturday, September 24 from 6 until 8 pm."

Reception: September 24, 2022 | 6-8 pm

Flatbed Center for Contemporary Printmaking 3701 Drossett Drive, Suite 190
Austin, TX 78744
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