PHD Gallery: Friday, 18 March 2011

fine print: monoprints by Amy Rosen Firestone and Joe Chesla
Join us for the opening reception Friday, March 18th 7-10 PM
PHD Gallery (through April 212nd)

Opening in conjunction with the SGC International Conference
Hosted by Washington University St. Louis and part of "Cherokee Night"

"fine print" showcases two printmakers who create monoprints using very different techniques. Rosen creates monoprints using waterless lithography and seriography. With a nod to Jim Dine's robes, Rosen uses women's vintage slips as the subject of her work. By contrast Joe Chesla creates process directed, "mineral" prints incorporating nontraditional techniques to impregnate fine printmaking paper with a recording of the corrosive process of metal. He takes this process
one step further by adding dissolved salt to the mineral bath, which re-crystallizes on the paper diffusing and distracting from the underlying imagery. Encaustic techniques enrich the visual depth and physical presence.

PHD Gallery
2300 Cherokee Street
St. Louis, MO 63118
(314) 664-6644