“El Retablo I”- Evelyn Klein

Sérigraphie numérotée 30/30 “El Retablo I” et signée Evelyn Klein 19 X 14″

Born in Santiago, Chile; she moved to Montreal in 1970.

“My passion for printmaking has released me into a world of the unknown translated through the integration of traditional processes of lithography and etching, which I have combined with new techniques such as collagraphy.” Her work is a reflection of her preoccupation with humanity and its relationship with the universe. Fragmented images of man and woman surrounded by the forces of nature down below and the power of the universe up above carry our destiny. The earth, represented by nature (leaves, flowers, roots…) and the universe, represented by birds, feathers etc., with the human figure balancing the two poles,form a cycle: the cycle of life. She uses fine transparent printed fragments of Japanese paper collaged to the painting in process to add to the subtle mystery of the work. “The written word, in many languages, represents bo th my heritage and mankind’s universality. The images attempt to touch the place where frontiers are non existent.”