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ADRIANE HERMAN
| Sticky
Situations 2009 portfolio containing 42 silkscreen prints on white Masa paper with relief-printed background colors in clamshell box covered with relief-printed Hosho paper prints: 15" x 15" box: 15.25" x 15.25" x 1.75" edition of 22 Publisher: Beggar's Bowl Press, Portland, Maine. Printers: Adriane Herman and Damir Porobic |
These
recent relief and silkscreen prints draw upon “sticky”
notes as their source material. Herman chose each of these documents
not only for their common format but also their content – all
invoke situations that are in some way or another “sticky.”
Some lists invoke literal stickiness while being emotionally benign (“maple syrup, water”); some carry a charge, such as that which reminds its writer to “call I.R.S.” (That could hardly be good.) Another note, found at a South Portland, Maine veterinary office, shows a crude drawing of a dog or cat sporting an ominous y-shaped sutured gash or incision. Collectively “sticky” and individually stuck to the wall in an unframed salon style, these enlarged versions of jottings ranging from urgent (“TAMPONS”) to light-hearted (“Cake in Fridge – Enjoy!”) reflect how contemporary humans are spending the most essential things we have – our time and attention. Each sticky note color (including three different yellows) was hand-mixed and printed from a woodblock onto white Masa paper to simulate the color of the original "sticky" note. The text or image was printed using photo silkscreen. The complete portfolio of 42 prints plus colophon is housed in a clamshell box covered by Hosho paper relief printed "middle Sticky Note yellow" and fabricated by Crystal Cawley of Portland, Maine. |
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