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Caledonia Curry / Swoon — Buenos Aires
Caledonia Curry / Swoon

Buenos Aires

A dynamic fusion of hand-cut linotype printing and acrylic paint unfolds across translucent mylar, capturing the layered energy of Buenos Aires through Swoon's signature figurative imagery. The work blends architectural fragments and human forms in warm, earthy tones, evoking the texture of the city's street life and its weathered urban surfaces. The luminous quality of the mylar ground adds depth and a ghostly transparency to the composition, bridging the rawness of printmaking with the immediacy of paint.

Medium
acrylic and linotype on mylar

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December 9, 2015

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Caledonia Curry / Swoon, Buenos Aires

A dynamic fusion of hand-cut linotype printing and acrylic paint unfolds across translucent mylar, capturing the layered energy of Buenos Aires through Swoon's signature figurative imagery. The work blends architectural fragments and human forms in warm, earthy tones, evoking the texture of the city's street life and its weathered urban surfaces. The luminous quality of the mylar ground adds depth and a ghostly transparency to the composition, bridging the rawness of printmaking with the immediacy of paint.

Medium
acrylic and linotype on mylar
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Mylar Medium, Street Art, Urban Portraiture, Acrylic And Linotype, Acrylic On Mylar, Mixed Media, Printmaking, Contemporary Artist, American Artist, Intimate Mood, Figurative Art, Transparent Ground, Acrylic Painting, Linotype Print, Female Artist, Warm Tones, Urban Imagery

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