Anna Mavromatis
Mavromatis’ work showcases a variety of printmaking techniques, historic and contemporary photographic processes and methods of traditional surface decoration. She uses textile materials, vintage repurposed surfaces, reclaimed books. Her studies in Architecture and work in Fashion Design permeate her creative process, evident in the resulting forms, transformations, choice of materials with special interest in their recycling status.
Her works are found in private and public collections around the world, including:
Harvard Fine Art Library, Cambridge, MA,
Langsam Library University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH,
Centre for Fine Print Research, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK,
Muzeum Książki Artystycznej, Łódź, Poland.
www.annamavromatis.com
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Images from Left to Right
Apologize, archival pigment on coffee filters with stitching and other paper making techniques, 2019
endangered…, paper sculpture, cyanotype, repurposed book, hand crumpled glassine, beads, 2020
In Repose…, artist book, filters dipped in sumi ink with monotype and wood paste paper on covers, 2018
Scorching August Affair, artist book, tea-toned industrial filters with charred markings draped on a concertina folded center, 2019
Stay Still, Smile!, monotype on Fabriano with burned edged trimmed blossoms, 2020
to Have and to Hold, paper sculpture, 2020