Minna Resnick
When I saw Minna’s work I found myself not only being interested in the technical aspects of the print but wanted to know more of the story behind them. I found myself imagining the different scenarios that might have inspired her.
Something Important digital background, acrylic ink, colored pencil 10 3/4” X 16 1/4” image on 15 5/8” X 20 3/4” paper
Think About What You Are Going To Do digital background, acrylic ink, colored pencil 24 1/4” X 16 3/4 image on 22 1/4” X 30 paper
History Can’t Be Rewritten digital background, acrylic ink, colored pencil 17 1/4” X 13 9/16” image on 22 5/8” X 18 3/4” paper
Inquiry digital background, acrylic ink, colored pencil 12 1/2” X 16 3/4” on 18 3/4” X 22 5/8”
Artist Statement:
My work has always focused on language. I believe that communication is elusive and dependent on historical and cultural contexts. Words and images that appear commonplace to one generation may be unfamiliar or unknown to another. I present this inter-generational mix-up by using images from early- and mid-twentieth century manuals on home management, decor, repair, health, etiquette and education with contemporary imagery from home photos and fashion magazines. I combine images from one era with another, or link them with diagrams, to encourage information displacement and disorientation, similar to information overload in today's easy data access. Remixing the narrative creates new associations and assigns new meaning, while, I hope, still retaining a sense of humor.
These digital and hand-drawn combination images are started in collaboration with the printer Tom Blaess, in his studio in Bern, Switzerland. We work together on creating a digital impression that would be a good beginning first layer to continue developing an image, which is then printed on printmaking rag paper in his print shop. I then bring that image back with me to my Ithaca, NY, studio, where I stare at each impression for some time, thinking about how to resolve the work. Sometimes it comes quickly. Other times I go through many trials before a resolution becomes apparent. All images are unique.
- Minna Resnick
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