Beverly Fishman
Calm #1
About the Artwork
Color is very material to Fishman, often triggering sensations of taste, smell, mood, and emotion. She combines natural and non-natural hues to encourage viewers to think about the ways in which our organic natures have been changed through medical technologies and the capitalist industries in which they are enmeshed. Beverly suggests our contemporary condition offers us both tremendous possibilities and great dangers. She believes that learning how to navigate both aspects of this state of affairs is one of the most pressing issues of our time.
About the Process
Haystack works with both traditional printmakers and digital printers to ensure each artist’s print reflects the most important aspects of their studio practice. Calm #1 was printed in collaboration with the artist and PS Marlowe Studios, Asheville, NC. Master printer Phil Sanders worked with Beverly to determine and implement the printing processes that would best achieve her vision. Each print was created by a combination of woodblock and screenprinting.
