Screenprint and lithograph printed with multiple screen runs to produce a trompe l'oeil effect of the words "Endless, Ceaseless, Boundless Joy" appearing to be written in masking tape overlapping each other on a scuffed and dirty sheet of paper with irregular edges and three trompe l'oeil pieces of yellowed Scotch brand tape on the top edge. The top and bottom edges were cut using an irregularly shaped template designed by the artist. Run 1: Lithographic drawing of scuffs and dust in medium gray ink Runs 2-6: Masking tape screen stencil #1 in opaque white Runs 7-11: Masking tape screen stencil #2 in opaque white Runs 12-16: Masking tape screen stencil #3 in opaque white Run 17: Masking tape screen stencil #1 in transparent tan Run 18: Masking tape screen #2 in transparent tan Run 19: Masking tape screen #3 in transparent tan Run 20: Scotch tape screen stencil #1 in transparent greenish yellow Run 21: Scotch tape screen stencil #2 in very transparent greenish yellow Runs 22-28: Scotch tape screen stencil #2 in gloss overprint varnish The top and bottom edges were cut using an irregularly shaped template designed by the artist.

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Details
Title
Wayland
Artist Life
born 1967
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2020.85.92
Provenance
Highpoint Editions, Minneapolis (publisher); sold to MIA, 2020.
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Screenprint and lithograph printed with multiple screen runs to produce a trompe l'oeil effect of the words "Endless, Ceaseless, Boundless Joy" appearing to be written in masking tape overlapping each other on a scuffed and dirty sheet of paper with irregular edges and three trompe l'oeil pieces of yellowed Scotch brand tape on the top edge. The top and bottom edges were cut using an irregularly shaped template designed by the artist. Run 1: Lithographic drawing of scuffs and dust in medium gray ink Runs 2-6: Masking tape screen stencil #1 in opaque white Runs 7-11: Masking tape screen stencil #2 in opaque white Runs 12-16: Masking tape screen stencil #3 in opaque white Run 17: Masking tape screen stencil #1 in transparent tan Run 18: Masking tape screen #2 in transparent tan Run 19: Masking tape screen #3 in transparent tan Run 20: Scotch tape screen stencil #1 in transparent greenish yellow Run 21: Scotch tape screen stencil #2 in very transparent greenish yellow Runs 22-28: Scotch tape screen stencil #2 in gloss overprint varnish The top and bottom edges were cut using an irregularly shaped template designed by the artist.

Copyright © Todd Norsten, published by Highpoint Editions