
Duane Slick, Terrapin Sunrise #2
2022
Terrapin Sunrise #2 is a 2022 silkscreen by Duane Slick, printed in a limited edition on 320 gram Coventry Rag paper with hand deckled edges, measuring 55.9 by 66 centimeters and signed by the artist. The composition moves between total abstraction and veiled representation, with Slick's characteristic horizontal striped format carrying layered personal and cultural weight. Those stripes trace their origins to a series of paintings referencing the American flag, work Slick undertook following the death of his father, a Korean War veteran, and the quiet gravity of that history continues to resonate through the formal language of this print. The soft, irregular edges of the deckled paper reinforce a sense of organic process, grounding the geometric structure of the image in something handmade and unhurried. Slick is a painter and printmaker of Meskwaki descent whose practice weaves together Indigenous visual traditions, personal narrative, and formal experimentation. His first solo museum exhibition, The Coyote Makes the Sunset Better, was presented at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in 2022, and Terrapin Sunrise #2 was offered in connection with that presentation. His work is held in significant institutional collections including the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, the DeCordova Sculpture Garden and Museum, and the Milwaukee Art Museum, reflecting sustained critical recognition across both contemporary art and Indigenous cultural contexts. For collectors, this print represents an opportunity to acquire a tightly produced, signed edition that sits at the intersection of autobiographical history and refined abstract sensibility.
- Medium
- Silkscreen on 320 gram Coventry Rag paper with hand deckled edges
- Sheet
- Signed
- Yes
- Location
- Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Connecticut, United States
For Sale — $1200
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