Porter, Liliana (b. 1941) Elvis: The Sewing Lesson.
Norwalk, CT: Center for Contemporary Printmaking, 2011.
Intaglio print with embroidery and rhinestone on Magnani Pescia paper with full margins, limited edition, one of 6 proof impressions (aside from the edition of 100), signed, dated, numbered, Proof III/VI, and titled in lower margin; with blind stamp lower left; 300 x 230 mm; 11¾ x 9 in.
"In the last years, parallel to photography and video, I have been making works on canvas, prints, drawings, collages, and small installations. Many of these pieces depict a cast of characters that are inanimate objects, toys and figurines that I find in flea markets, antique stores, and other odd places. The objects have a double existence. On the one hand they are mere appearance, insubstantial ornaments, but, at the same time, they have a gaze that can be animated by the viewer, who, through it, can project the inclination to endow things with an interiority and identity. These 'theatrical vignettes' are constructed as visual comments that speak of the human condition. I am interested in the simultaneity of humor and distress, banality and the possibility of meaning." (Quoted from Porter's artist statement.)
