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Sarah Schneckloth • Madison, WI • Monoprinting
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What are these?
“The inside of a volcano after it's erupted.”
“Kelp in Mexico that time we went diving.”
“A lake on Mars. That's on fire.”
Rocks, trees, wheat fields, waterfalls, landscapes, deserts, forests. I invite you to find your own place or image in each of my prints.
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These are monoprints, made with oil paint on paper. I first paint on to a glass plate, then dive into the paint with a specially treated paper. I push, pull, twist, drag or pop the paper off the plate to create colorscapes and suggestions of images and spaces. The process is highly kinetic and generates a unique result that is always a surprise. These are not photos or digital scans, they are original works.
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When I was a kid growing up in Davenport , Iowa , I used to love going to Target. I thought that we were so lucky to live in a town that had such a special and amazing store. When I was six, we went to visit my aunt in Colorado . I was deeply disappointed to discover that there was a Target exactly like my beloved Target, right where she lived. I soon learned of the existence of scores of Targets nationwide.
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My illusion of the uniqueness of things was severely compromised at that point, and it has been under attack ever since. We live in a world where duplication is increasingly the norm. On one hand this brings down the cost of goods that would normally be out of the price range for most of us - mass-produced copies of unique items can be purchased for a fraction of what the original would cost. |
But for me, there's something a bit sad in knowing that the thing you own is a copy, and that thousands of other people have the exact same thing. Originals are often far and permanently out of reach.
In my work I am striving to wed uniqueness to affordability. I believe that one-of-a-kind artwork should be something that you can own even on a budget. |
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The process I use to make my prints guarantees their uniqueness – no two can be alike even if I tried. The colors can be similar, and you may find close cousins, but each piece is truly one of one. |
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