"Often when you're in the process of realizing an image, it's going somewhere else. If that tangent starts going off in a place that feels more exciting, that's what I go with."
"Mr. Terrific" from "DeLuxe" (2004-2005)
"Mr. Terrific" from "DeLuxe," 2004-2005
Aquatint, photogravure, and plasticine, 13 x 10 inches
Edition of 20
Photo by D. James Dee
Courtesy Two Palms Press, New York, © Ellen Gallagher
Aquatint, photogravure, and plasticine, 13 x 10 inches
Edition of 20
Photo by D. James Dee
Courtesy Two Palms Press, New York, © Ellen Gallagher
"Some of the same characters appear in the grids of the ‘Deluxe’ prints as well as the paintings. One thing that the works have in common is that I think of them as built paintings. There’s very little paint ever in the work, but they feel very built."
- Ellen Gallagher
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