Letterpress and Ink Painting
2015 - Present
Dimensions: 8" x 5" each
Not all are shown here.
lex·i·con noun
The vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge.
Lexicon Series is an ongoing series started in 2015. Every year I keep a list of words and concepts that stand out to me. Many of the phrases are popular sayings and feelings of the year while others are autobiographical. Once I have my list I go through them and play word games. For example, adding a different suffix to the end or beginning to create duality in the phrase or highlight words within words to bring about additional meaning. I then create an oil painting in response to the word or phrase. As of 2021 Lexicon Series is over 80 paintings strong and continues to grow. When experiencing these paintings a story emerges of our collective vocabulary and human experience.
Mezzotint, Monoprinting, and Chine-colle
2016
Dimensions: 4.25" x 6" centered on 11" x 15" Sheet
Paper: Rives BFK
Image: Close up of center of print 4.25" x 6" printed on 11" x 15" Paper
Lithography and Chine-colle
2015
Dimensions: 11" x 17"
There are no duplications of each individual print.
Artist and Project Statement For: Premise Sculpture Series 1-10 | Vestige | Thought Flow A and B | Girls | 228 Girls | Mirrored Connections | Betwixt and Between | Heterostasis Suit A-C
Growing into an adult and living on my own I naturally began examining my identity and history as an individual. This led to the creation of autobiographical and narrative work which followed the logic and language of a laboratory experiment. In the creation of this work, I used visual characteristics such as grouping, voids, color, and material choice as my experimental factors. Grouping spoke about interpersonal relationships between individuals. Missing faces became the presence of the void. Rather than being moments of emptiness, they represented an active space; full of conceptual and emotional possibility. The characteristic of color spoke to aesthetic decisions as well a spiritual nature that furthered the existentialism of the void in some pieces. Materiality is dictated by choosing the medium and material that has the most appropriate language to communicate the intended thoughts or emotions to my audience. It is because of this, and because of my love for learning, that I am always eager to explore new processes and materials in order to assimilate new visual languages to my vocabulary. I see the process of making much like running a lab, while the finished work is the report. Unlike a scientist who works for resolutions these all end in a premise. Always asking questions, but seldomly answering them.
Lithography & Additive Monotype
2015
Paper: Kitikata
Dimensions: 17' x 11"
Artist and Project Statement For: Premise Sculpture Series 1-10 | Vestige | Thought Flow A and B | Girls | 228 Girls | Mirrored Connections | Betwixt and Between | Heterostasis Suit A-C
Growing into an adult and living on my own I naturally began examining my identity and history as an individual. This led to the creation of autobiographical and narrative work which followed the logic and language of a laboratory experiment. In the creation of this work, I used visual characteristics such as grouping, voids, color, and material choice as my experimental factors. Grouping spoke about interpersonal relationships between individuals. Missing faces became the presence of the void. Rather than being moments of emptiness, they represented an active space; full of conceptual and emotional possibility. The characteristic of color spoke to aesthetic decisions as well a spiritual nature that furthered the existentialism of the void in some pieces. Materiality is dictated by choosing the medium and material that has the most appropriate language to communicate the intended thoughts or emotions to my audience. It is because of this, and because of my love for learning, that I am always eager to explore new processes and materials in order to assimilate new visual languages to my vocabulary. I see the process of making much like running a lab, while the finished work is the report. Unlike a scientist who works for resolutions these all end in a premise. Always asking questions, but seldomly answering them.
Screenprint
2015
Paper: Arches Rives BFK
Paper Colors: Creme and White
*Prints on creme shown here.
Dimensions: 11" x 15"
The dark triad is a personality disorder that consists of three main characteristics: narcissism, machiavellianism, and psychopathy. Throughout this triptych an investigation into this overall personality is taking place. Subtle aesthetic decisions come together to create an overall mood. People with this personality tend to come off as very charming, confidant, and friendly. It isn’t until further involvement with said person that what was charming becomes cunning, confidence turns into entitlement, and friendly becomes a means to end. The overall aesthetic of these prints comes off as just that, charming, friendly, and “pretty.” With further involvement they begin to become more macabre as the pretty fades away and the concepts sets in. The details in the aesthetics are chosen to further this reading. Each print consists of two layers of small gray and lavender forms. They are abstract and yet conceptually specific. These symbols represent some aspect of the personality trait’s individual histories. Other representations such as cut off limbs, style of dress, drawing style, color choices, overlapping colors, and overall composition all serve to push this expression forward. Throughout all of this, a structure is set in the shape of a badge type form. It serves as the final placeholder; a read into not only the status and romanticized nature that these individuals place on themselves, but also the status that culture has placed upon them.
Lithography
2015
Paper: Kitikata
Dimensions: 20" x 17"
Artist and Project Statement For: Premise Sculpture Series 1-10 | Vestige | Thought Flow A and B | Girls | 228 Girls | Mirrored Connections | Betwixt and Between | Heterostasis Suit A-C
Growing into an adult and living on my own I naturally began examining my identity and history as an individual. This led to the creation of autobiographical and narrative work which followed the logic and language of a laboratory experiment. In the creation of this work, I used visual characteristics such as grouping, voids, color, and material choice as my experimental factors. Grouping spoke about interpersonal relationships between individuals. Missing faces became the presence of the void. Rather than being moments of emptiness, they represented an active space; full of conceptual and emotional possibility. The characteristic of color spoke to aesthetic decisions as well a spiritual nature that furthered the existentialism of the void in some pieces. Materiality is dictated by choosing the medium and material that has the most appropriate language to communicate the intended thoughts or emotions to my audience. It is because of this, and because of my love for learning, that I am always eager to explore new processes and materials in order to assimilate new visual languages to my vocabulary. I see the process of making much like running a lab, while the finished work is the report. Unlike a scientist who works for resolutions these all end in a premise. Always asking questions, but seldomly answering them.
Lithography and Screenprint
2015
Paper: Kitikata
Dimensions: 3' x 7' 6" x ¼"
Large installation made up of 228 cut out printed girls.
Artist and Project Statement For: Premise Sculpture Series 1-10 | Vestige | Thought Flow A and B | Girls | 228 Girls | Mirrored Connections | Betwixt and Between | Heterostasis Suit A-C
Growing into an adult and living on my own I naturally began examining my identity and history as an individual. This led to the creation of autobiographical and narrative work which followed the logic and language of a laboratory experiment. In the creation of this work, I used visual characteristics such as grouping, voids, color, and material choice as my experimental factors. Grouping spoke about interpersonal relationships between individuals. Missing faces became the presence of the void. Rather than being moments of emptiness, they represented an active space; full of conceptual and emotional possibility. The characteristic of color spoke to aesthetic decisions as well a spiritual nature that furthered the existentialism of the void in some pieces. Materiality is dictated by choosing the medium and material that has the most appropriate language to communicate the intended thoughts or emotions to my audience. It is because of this, and because of my love for learning, that I am always eager to explore new processes and materials in order to assimilate new visual languages to my vocabulary. I see the process of making much like running a lab, while the finished work is the report. Unlike a scientist who works for resolutions these all end in a premise. Always asking questions, but seldomly answering them.
Screenprint
2015
Paper: Stonehenge
Dimensions: 20" x 18"
No duplicate of each print in this series. 1/1
Letterpress, Pressure Printing, Polymer Plate, and Hand Coloring
2014
Dimensions: 5" x 5" each
Artist and Project Statement For: Premise Sculpture Series 1-10 | Vestige | Thought Flow A and B | Girls | 228 Girls | Mirrored Connections | Betwixt and Between | Heterostasis Suit A-C
Growing into an adult and living on my own I naturally began examining my identity and history as an individual. This led to the creation of autobiographical and narrative work which followed the logic and language of a laboratory experiment. In the creation of this work, I used visual characteristics such as grouping, voids, color, and material choice as my experimental factors. Grouping spoke about interpersonal relationships between individuals. Missing faces became the presence of the void. Rather than being moments of emptiness, they represented an active space; full of conceptual and emotional possibility. The characteristic of color spoke to aesthetic decisions as well a spiritual nature that furthered the existentialism of the void in some pieces. Materiality is dictated by choosing the medium and material that has the most appropriate language to communicate the intended thoughts or emotions to my audience. It is because of this, and because of my love for learning, that I am always eager to explore new processes and materials in order to assimilate new visual languages to my vocabulary. I see the process of making much like running a lab, while the finished work is the report. Unlike a scientist who works for resolutions these all end in a premise. Always asking questions, but seldomly answering them.
Letterpress and Pressure Printing
2014
Dimensions: 10.25" x 8.25"
Varied Edition of 8
Lithography and Screenprint
2014
Paper: Rives BFK 800
Paper Colors: Creme, Grey, White
* Creme and white versions shown here
Dimensions: 10" x 5"
Varied Edition of 20
Lithography
2014
Paper: Rives BFK 800
Paper Colors: Creme, White, Grey, Lavender
* Creme, white, and grey versions shown here
Dimensions: 4.5" x 3"
Varied Edition of 21
Lithography
2014
Paper: Rives BFK
Paper Colors: Creme and White
Dimensions: 7.5" x 10.5"
Edition of 9
Intaglio and Monotype
2013
Paper: Rives BFK 800
Dimensions: 11" x 15"
Varied Edition of 13
This self portrait was made at a time when the way I saw myself was a-skewed. Dealing with episodes of rushing intense thoughts I was left feeling separated. As if my mind, body, and soul where all disconnected from each other. A vast space of emptiness was always felt after these thoughts rushed away and a feeling of displacement set in.
Lithography
2014
Paper: Stonehenge
Paper Colors: Creme and White
* Creme version shown here
Dimensions: 7.5" x 10.5"
Edition of 7
Intaglio Aquatint
2013
Paper: Rives BFK 800
Dimensions: 15" x 20"
Edition of 5
Awards: Spring Student Juried Art Exhibition, Second Runner Up, Todd Art Gallery 210, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
Published:
Amber Lelli – Untitled Intaglio, Collage: A Journal of Creative Expression, Issue 19
Lithography
2014
Paper: Stonehenge
Paper Colors: Creme and White
Dimensions: 7.5" x 10.5"
Edition of 4
