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Updated: 8.31.2010

RACHEL GROSS
I have always been interested in the narrative possibility of images, how a picture can transport you to another place. I think of these prints as spaces to enter with the suggestion of landscape and essential architectural forms. Both the positive and negative shapes combine to form a sense of space and an illusion of depth. In this work the dialectic of flatness and depth is in constant conversation. The fluorescent spray paint creates an alternate dimension, hovering over the printed forms, and inflaming them with halos of color.

In many ways the process of printmaking, the suspension of control when the print goes through the press, the separation of multi-colored images into individual plates, the dialogue between plate and paper, has directly informed the content of this work. Working with layers, and color separations has made me think about how to construct a sense of space with flat forms. Having a matrix allows me to repeat forms, flipping the plates to create variations of a motif. Some of the limitations of printing with color, the difficulty of using bright yellows and oranges with etching because of residue from the metal plates, led me to use fluorescent spray paint. The "aha" moment of lifting the paper from the plate after it has gone through the press is similar to what happens with stencils when the masked area is revealed.