Linda Gall

Dance Me to the End

Artist
Linda Gall
Title
Dance Me to the End
Production Date
2013
Edition of
50
Medium
8 color screenprint on Coventry Rag
Details
Signed, numbered, and dated by the artist
Price
$400
Dimensions
30" x 22 1/2"

About the Artwork

This 8 color screenprint showcases Linda Gall’s complex and clever visual dialogue. Her genteel porcelain figurines appear to be visitors from an earlier era, allowing us into an irreverent yet historically significant environment.

Curatorial Opinion

In Dance Me to the Endwe see a towering-yet-collapsing building. The yellow structure appears as though an earthquake or man-made mishap has destabilized it as it crumbles precariously toward some very well dressed standers-by. These figures (resembling porcelain figurines) stand holding possessions, instruments, and each other. They could be safeguarding possessions, or waiting through the last moments of an empire clearly in freefall. While the scaffolding slips, two pairs of figures dance, presumably ‘to the end.’ This odd juxtaposition is characteristic of Gall’s work, and leaves more questions for the viewer than answers. 

Medium
8 color screenprint on Coventry Rag
Edition of
50
Price
$400
Dimensions
30" x 22 1/2"

About the Artist

Linda Gall (b.1949, Columbus, OH) creates complex images via painting, drawing, and printmaking. Gall often finds inspiration in quiet corners of daily life and derelict industrial areas, creating a quirky and irreverent visual dialogue to transform her environment.

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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. Dance Me to the End was printed in collaboration with the artist and Forth Estate at Axelle Editions (a renowned printmaking studio active from 2005 – 2015). Each print was created by silkscreen printing (also known as serigraphy). This method requires stenciling techniques wherein ink is pressed onto paper through deliberately exposed areas of a mesh screen one color at a time. 

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