The basis for this painting is a monotype - a handprinting process, in which only one layer of printing is possible at a time. The idiosyncratic structures of this technique are painstakingly processed by hand and on handmade paper. This way delicate graphic leaves are created, which trace the organic structures in plants, animals and humans. They can be read as anthropomorphic reflections of nature, and at the same time document the search for elementary connections between all living things.

metamorphosis

The series »reflections« explores a phenomenon that has been fascinating me for a long time: On a surface, such as water or glass, the material world is mirrored. Sometimes you can’t distinguish the reflection from the world, sometimes it gets distorted by the movement of the surface, sometimes a certain perspective is hidden while in other cases it gets emphasized. At all times though, both layers, the material and its reflection, are visible. 

reflections

The find of a piece of burl wood inspired me to this woodcut series. Its shape and gesture and its fine indentations evoke a female figure which at first seems closed like a cocoon. Each individual figurine has a unique sensitivity that gives it special expressiveness.
Limited edition (20), with high-quality Charbonnel oil-copper ink on Japanese paper, 14,5 x 22,5 cm ships with a 30 x 40 cm passe-partout.

Uta Oesterheld-Petry