Satyrs and Nymphs
New Monotypes by
Carlton Fletcher
April 9 - 30
A monotype is made by transferring an ink drawing on copper plate to paper in a press. Only one image is produced, but the vestige of ink on the
plate––called the “ghost”––can be used as the basis for another drawing. A day’s work can therefore yield many variations on a theme.
The monotype medium is also conducive to discovery because the solvent used to thin the ink can make it behave unpredictably. It was in fact an
entirely unforeseen flow of ink, vaguely reminiscent of a goat’s horn, that started two years of exploration, during which I found out that––unlike the
satyrs and nymphs of classical art, who dwell in sylvan glades––modern ones live in a house that looks a little like my own. Carlton Fletcher
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