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Dream I
Chen Haiyan Chinese
Not on view
Chen Haiyan, an avant-garde print artist who matured in the 1980s, records her dreams in monochrome woodcuts that integrate texts and images in sketchily drawn compositions. She draws directly on the blocks and builds up layers of graded ink tone by printing on both the front and back of the paper. The stylistic naïveté and primitive energy of this work are typical of her innovative style.
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