As long... 2012
Anna Mavromatis, USA
| As long... Anna
Mavromatis, Houston, Texas, USA, May 2012 The design and content for my Al-Mutanabbi Street book was formed as a therapeutic approach to the strong emotions I felt while reading the “news” of the event; it is based on my belief, hope and wish for humanity's survival. I don't usually have text in my works, but this time I felt necessary to include my written "explanation”: As long as we breathe, as long as we reason, as long as we love and fall in love There will be stories written, history will be told The Al-Mutanabbi streets of the world will always exist, will always flourish. Anna Mavromatis is an artist illustrating her “stories” through numerous mediums and formats. Her work incorporates elements of traditional eastern and western printmaking practices, as well as digitally generated imagery. Anna applies both modern and ancient printmaking and paper staining techniques in the design and construction of one of a kind and small edition artists' books, whose structure and assembly is greatly influenced by her studies and training in architecture and fashion design. Her works are found in private and public collections around the world. Anna was born in Greece, educated in Italy and Great Britain and lives in Houston, Texas. Medium: ink trace/monotypes on brown paper, archival pigmented digital print on Hahnemuhle Dimensions: 10.5 x 24.5 x 1cm. Date completed: May 29, 2012 annamavromatis@gmail.com www.annamavromatis.com |