Jurors Carlos Hernandez, Shanna Strauss, and Chadwick Tolley selected work from over 700 entries to craft a vibrant and wide-ranging exhibition that explores the act of layering. While there are some traditional prints in the exhibition that use collaging to craft their imagery, the work has a lot of material exploration, including fabric, currency, thread, plant matter, stamps, lotto tickets, gum wrappers, and dictionary pages. These media are expertly collaged through methods such as printing, sewing, gluing, and screwing. Superimposed exemplifies how practices can converge and be enhanced by the art of collage.
About the artist
Beth Hansen
Beth Hansen is an alum of the Corcoran College of Art + Design, and has been an artist in Washington, DC for over 15 years. She specializes in non-linear screen printing, which focuses more on experimentation and manipulating the surface of the print to create varied editions, rather than executing a replicable design. Beth also creates mixed media sculptural work out of fabric and other materials. Her work often focuses on nature and its oddities, as well as humanity’s interaction with it.
http://www.bethhansenart.com
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http://www.bethhansenart.com
Instagram @thearcadedc
