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Junio 7, 2001, 2023
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Pigmented ink and woodblock prints on mixed media

11.00 x 17.00 in

27.9 x 43.2 cm

Edition of 12

This work is signed and numbered by the artist.

PRICE: $2,500

11.00 x 17.00 in

27.9 x 43.2 cm

Edition of 12

Unframed: $2,500
Framed: $2,685
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    About The Work

    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 gravestone lettering into the wood.

    Accompanying 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 haunting and whimsical.

    Courtesy of Eric Gero Editions

    About Carmen Argote

    • Published by Eric Gero Editions

    • Ships in 3 to 5 business days from California. Framed works ship in 7 to 9 business days from New York.
    • This work is final sale and not eligible for return.
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