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Artist birthday: Mira Schendel (1919-1988 Brazil, born Switzerland)

Wednesday, June 17, 2026 | Karl Cole

Mira Schendel was a painter, sculptor and poet. Her pensive, delicate works (particularly on paper), along with those of her contemporary Brazilian artists Lygia Clark (1920-1988) and Helio Oiticica ( ...

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Monotypes! Michael Mazur

Monday, November 10, 2008 | Karl Cole

A monotype is usually conceived of as a small-scale, intimate medium, due to the tenuous nature of the original surface from which the print is taken. Because the surface of the plate is featureless ( ...

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