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Edition Details
Year:2023
Class:Art Print
Status:Official
Released:08/18/23
Run:25
Technique:Screen Print
Paper:100% cotton 300 gsm Saunders Waterford
Size:21 X 27
Markings:Signed & Numbered
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"Mystical Rose"
I Red/Blue Ed of 40 - $475
II Orange/Green Ed of 34 - $525
III Gray Ed of 25 - $575
IV Blue Ed of 25 - $575
V Gold (Orange/Yellow) Ed of 17 - $650

Signed, titled, and numbered by the artist.
Hand-pulled screenprints made with Andres Zavala in Boyle Heights, California. Serigraphs printed using seven colors, with a few thin layers of clear ink over some of the linework. This first edition is printed on archival + acid-free, 100% cotton, 300 gsm, Saunders Waterford paper made by St. Cuthbert's Mill in England.

21in x 27in paper size
(18.5in x 23.5in printed area)

Artist's Statement:

"The rose, symbolic of love and beauty, as well as the transience of life and the material world, has long been considered the 'queen of flowers'. 'Mystical Rose' is also a poetic title for the Blessed Mother. Painting this image earlier this year was an expression of love and gratitude, and a way of processing the passing of my own beloved mother, who helped shape my approach to life, love and beauty.

In a 1964 interview the legendary jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams said "I am praying through my fingers when I play…I get that good 'soul sound', and I try to touch people's spirits."

I was instilled with a similar understanding, because art-making can sometimes be a form of prayer—a meditative, devotional practice of creation and connection, where if the work is soulful at all it might touch some spirits. I hope that this simple image might also touch some spirits."

El Mac
Sales History
Original Price$575.00
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