Printmaking
BFA Thesis, Piece #3 Print Close-Up:
Hallie’s work questions the materiality of otherworldly atmospheres by emphasizing the limen, or threshold, between a two-dimensional allegorical composite and the three-dimensional conscious reality. To emphasize their emblematic presence as well as question their corporality, I curate the two elements to fabricate mythos, generally represented with statues and shrines.
The work is produced using collagraph printmaking techniques and elaborate wooden shadowboxes. Shaped matrices created from food storage boxes influence the subject matter and compositional structures portrayed in my imagery. Ornate drawing approaches speak to the aesthetics of mythological illustrations, while the creased dielines of food storage boxes are reminiscent of polyptic imagery prevalent in early storytelling formats. The intricacy of the face frame suggests tangibility by not only symbolizing mythological altar pieces, but also questioning its historical implications to intentionally obscure the boundary between the two dimensional imagery and the three-dimensional space.