About The Artist:
Ana Mercedes Hoyos
Ana Mercedes Hoyos is one of the most significant and distinguished figures in Colombian art today. Her work has been seen internationally since1968 with solo exhibitions in Colombia, Venezuela, Chile, Japan, Brazil, Mexico, Spain and the United States. Her contributions over the last four decades have been recognized through decorations awarded to her by Colombia, the United States and Japan. Four books, with commentaries by well known critics...
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About The Medium:
Screenprint
A stencil process employing a frame on which silk or synthetic fabric is stretched. Stencils are hand-drawn or hand-cut and placed on the stretched fabric and act as a block out when the ink passes through the screen by means of a squeegee onto the paper, the non-stencil areas create the image. Also known as silkscreen or serigraph.