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Swoon — Sonia
Swoon

Sonia

2016

Sonia, completed in 2016, is a commanding work on paper that brings together intaglio printing, surface roll, hand painting, and collage into a layered and intimate composition. The combination of printmaking precision with hand-applied paint and collage gives each impression in this varied edition of fourteen its own distinct character, ensuring that no two works are identical despite sharing a common foundation. Swoon's signature figure, rendered with tenderness and graphic clarity, emerges from a surface rich with texture and depth, reflecting the artist's commitment to humanizing imagery within technically ambitious work. Swoon, born Caledonia Curry, rose to prominence through her large-scale wheat-paste portraits installed across urban environments worldwide, and that same reverence for the individual human presence carries fully into her studio practice. Sonia demonstrates how fluidly the artist moves between the public and the intimate, translating the visual vocabulary of her street-based work into an object scaled for close, sustained attention. The layered printmaking process mirrors her additive approach to public installation, building meaning through accumulation rather than reduction. At 83.2 by 70.5 centimeters, the work commands presence without overwhelming a domestic or institutional setting. As a hand-signed impression from a varied edition, Sonia offers collectors not simply a multiple but a work that carries the artist's direct mark and individual attention. Produced in collaboration with Tandem Press, a studio recognized for its rigorous collaborative editions with leading contemporary artists, the work reflects a level of craft and intention that distinguishes it within Swoon's broader output.

Medium
Intaglio, surface roll, hand painting, collage
Sheet
Signed
Yes
Location
Tandem Press, Madison, WI

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Swoon, Sonia, 2016

Sonia, completed in 2016, is a commanding work on paper that brings together intaglio printing, surface roll, hand painting, and collage into a layered and intimate composition. The combination of printmaking precision with hand-applied paint and collage gives each impression in this varied edition of fourteen its own distinct character, ensuring that no two works are identical despite sharing a common foundation. Swoon's signature figure, rendered with tenderness and graphic clarity, emerges from a surface rich with texture and depth, reflecting the artist's commitment to humanizing imagery within technically ambitious work. Swoon, born Caledonia Curry, rose to prominence through her large-scale wheat-paste portraits installed across urban environments worldwide, and that same reverence for the individual human presence carries fully into her studio practice. Sonia demonstrates how fluidly the artist moves between the public and the intimate, translating the visual vocabulary of her street-based work into an object scaled for close, sustained attention. The layered printmaking process mirrors her additive approach to public installation, building meaning through accumulation rather than reduction. At 83.2 by 70.5 centimeters, the work commands presence without overwhelming a domestic or institutional setting. As a hand-signed impression from a varied edition, Sonia offers collectors not simply a multiple but a work that carries the artist's direct mark and individual attention. Produced in collaboration with Tandem Press, a studio recognized for its rigorous collaborative editions with leading contemporary artists, the work reflects a level of craft and intention that distinguishes it within Swoon's broader output.

Medium
Intaglio, surface roll, hand painting, collage
Dimensions
sheet: 83.2 x 70.5 cm
Year
2016
Edition
of 14
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Tandem Press, Madison, WI

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