"Communication Breakdown"

Collagraph monoprint, 10 x 22". I pushed myself into the printmaking studio again a couple times this past week to create some more finished prints. One of the fruits of my labor was this print produced by inking up the same plate in different ways and printing it ten times on the same sheet of paper. I focused primarily on the various colors and on the larger shapes I was creating as I worked on this image. The final product reminded me somewhat of letters on a sign, although the letters didn't really spell out anything recognizable. I like thinking about the ideas of communication with words and through the visual arts, and the ideas of miscommunication and confusion. When I focus on the white space within the image, I get the impression of two – and possibly three, including the middle white space – heads turned away from one another; this additional perspective contributes even more to the idea of confusion or miscommunication. I decided to title this piece with these thoughts in mind.