Positioning
Artists book with original poem and three hand pulled prints.Positioning is about navigating thinking in uncertain times. I had been working with this series of images since 2005 when I photographed a shadow artist in a cabaret like setting in Chengdu, China. The poem was written with the images in mind while being a response to my own query regarding distinguishing and knowing truth.Images Stencil, relief and oil-based ink monotype processes on Rives BFK.Text Pigment on Rives BFK.Cover and end papers Screenprint on bookcloth and Mohawk Carnival.
Contact the artist: nanwylde@preneo.org
Or see the artist’s website: preneo.org
Width: 16in
Depth: 1in
Nanette Wylde
I am a reflective thinker and maker whose studio work is a response to specific phenomena which are generally external to myself. The resultant work is interdisciplinary with a strong focus on narrative and storytelling.
My process often begins from an obsessive thought, as in trying to understand/make sense of a given phenomena; a string of words, perhaps similar to an ear worm; a concept, or concern which I attempt to satisfy with both research and making. My most recent works reflect on issues of sustainability, the history and practice of natural resource extraction, global mass extinctions, finding meaning, and discerning truth in today’s world. Although I work in the media best suited for a given project, I think of myself as a printmaker, and my process often results in artist books which include original text.
My interests include: language, personality, difference, beliefs, systems, ideas, movement, reflection, identity, perceptions, structures, stories, socialization, definitions, context, memory, experience, change, the natural world, and residue.
Email: nanwylde@preneo.org
Website: preneo.org
Instagram: nanwylde
