Two Things Happening at the Same Time, 2016 | Lithograph with hand stitching, Chine-Collé, thread embossment, and plastic eyes
Two Things Happening at the Same Time, is a continuation of Rashawn Griffin’s investigation into materiality, drawing, and identity. Starting by “re-imagining” the Griffin family tartan, in new and saturated colors, the image was created in the lithographic medium, each plate hand rendered and hand printed on a direct pressure lithographic press, composing the final image. With additionally added hand elements, such as plastic eyes, thread embossment, hand stitching, and chine-colle’, this pattern is abstractly collaged, weaved, and manipulated into portraiture, both masking and revealing identity in two ways at once .>> Read more
Artist’s Statement / The making of the work

Lithograph
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Seven Monotypes, 2016/2017 | Grouping of seven monotypes