Description
Ties That Bind by Maria G Pisano
handmade paper, thread
15 x 19 inches
Year created: 2021
Description: Mixed-media work of two handmade white textured paper with jagged edges on a smooth blue background. Each sheet is embedded with fine cream threads also woven to connect the two at the intersection.
Connection to the theme: What connects us? What separates us? The thread in the work is a lifeline that reaches out and connects with the other.
Artist Statement: We are at a crossroads, our world is changing in myriad ways: refugees and migrants are being displaced, our environment is visibly in peril and there are constant conflicts/wars between countries and nations. These changes are jarring and as an artist, I am responding and lending my voice via artist books and works on paper - presenting works that reflect our tumultuous times. My works are reflective of changes I observe, alongside concerns for our current policies towards immigration, climate change, and equal rights.
Bio: Maria G. Pisano is a book artist, printmaker, curator, and educator and publishes her work under the Memory Press imprint. Her works are represented in The Library of Congress, the 9-11 Memorial Museum, the National Library of Medicine, and more. Her book Caudex Folium is in Towers Rising at the 9-11 Memorial Museum in NYC, and in 2022 her work was at the American Consulate in London. She has curated exhibits including Book as Witness: The Artist’s Response at CBA in NYC and Crossroads: Book Artists’ Impassioned Responses to Immigration, Human Rights and Our Environment. Ms. Pisano contributes to book arts publications and has presented lectures at the Library of Congress and more. Her article “Mark To Impress” was published in a number of publications. She gives workshops nationally and internationally, at her studio, libraries, and institutions such as Bridwell Library, Dallas TX, and the Center for Book Arts in NYC.
$500 *
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