Art
Wendy Colin Sorin Print: "Ellipsis"
- Item Number
- 157
- Estimated Value
- 200 USD
- Sold
- 67 USD to Sharkey
- Number of Bids
- 1 - Bid History
Item Description
Sorin's collection of found paper and other ephemera was the inspiration for this striking image, "Ellipsis".
Sorin first began working on this print from a batch of letters found on eBay written by a woman to her husband stationed in Tennessee during the Korean War. The word "Ohio" stood out in the center of one of the letters and the artist began painting out some of the words around it to create another meaning from the message in the letter. As she bracketed and underlined key words and phrases, she became aware that the story she was uncovering was about her father. A drawing in her collection from a text about electrical current was then altered slightly to more resemble a heart shape. She then transferred the two images to aluminum lithography plates.
One day, as she walked her dogs on what would have been her father's 74th birthday, she figured out the missing elements in the piece. This work became a letter to her father who had always given her a gift on Valentine's Day. Though she created an image that arose from her subconscious, an expression of personal feelings, the print is a striking image of a universal theme. The choice of an electric magenta ink was inspired by a painting entitled "The Creator" by one of the artist's favorite artists, Paul Klee.
From an edition of 50.
A Cleveland Heights native and resident, Sorin has been active in the Cleveland arts community as a founding member of Zygote Press, a printmaking cooperative workshop and classroom in Cleveland, while continuing to pursue her art.
Item Special Note
Size: 9"x12"
Print is packaged in a presentation envelope with biography of artist included.
Winning purchaser can pick up at Heights Arts, have print delivered within a 10 mile radius of Cleveland Heights, or pay actual shipping/handling costs.
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