Francisca Sutil

MUTE 4

2009-10

Etching on Hahnemühle paper, Ed. 20 Edited by Poligrafa in Barcelona printed in collaboration with master printer Nuria Batalla

Handmade paper abstract forms in blue, black and fuchsia. Edition of 35. This is an artists proof.

Francisca Sutil is a Chilean painter known for her research of the chromatic surface, the nature of the support and the study of textures and materials that she prepares herself. Born in Santiago de Chile in 1952, she moved to New York where she received an M.F.A. from Pratt Institute in 1981. Since 1992, Sutil has lived and worked in Santiago. Sutil’s work is characterized by its superb construction and unique contemplative qualities. When approaching her paintings, the viewer is immediately captivated by the textures and hues. She proposes a rigorous exercise of painting on support, regardless of its material composition, in search of pictorial depth. It is a mental process from which a neat and pure chromatic production emerges. Intending no specific content in her paintings, she instead asks viewers to respond openly and honestly to her abstractions. She uses her work to provoke emotions and sensations, and in turn, encourages reflection, meditation and lasting thoughts and memories...

Abstract serigraph from the KINETIC PORTFOLIO. Edition of 100.

Charcoal and Getty Fire Ash on paper

Charcoal and Getty Fire Ash on paper

Charcoal and Getty Fire Ash on paper

ANASTASIA PELIAS was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both her native and ancestral roots in New Orleans, LA...