Persistence of vision is the optical illusion that assists in allowing film to be viewed as a moving image when it is projected. Persistent Division is a series of monotype prints playing on this idea. Thinking in terms of a sequence, each print corresponds to the next, like a strip of film. While the images are static, movement is suggested both within the frames and between them.
Some process photos from Pratt Art Center, November 1st 2023
I applied dabs of miracle gel (or tack reducer) to a plexiglass plate and rolled black ink with a brayer. I learned this technique from a class I took on monotype printing from Rickie Wolfe, a really sick printmaker / teacher at Pratt. I've been running with it since then. Here I used newsprint masks, some I made with the deckled tear bar..
I lifted half the paper, reinked the plexi with black, and remasked with fresh newsprint. Adding the big ass circle..
The finished print..
