screenprint, monotype and hand-painted flashe on pieced, appliquéd and cotton textile, hand embroidery, machine quilting
Description
Human-crafted. AI-refined.
"Safe Passage" by Stephanie Santana is a vibrant print integrating muted hues with bold colors like greens and purples, featuring layered imagery of pitchers and archival photographs. The composition combines screenprinting with textural embroidery, creating a patchwork effect that draws on historical and cultural symbolism. Santana's style merges traditional and contemporary techniques, emphasizing narratives of Black life and identity. Through its visual dialogue of memory and materiality, the artwork invites viewers to explore African American histories and resilience, rooted in personal and collective experiences. ...
Stephanie Santana explores Black identity, interiority, and strategies of resistance across generations and geographies through archival photographs and documents. Her intuitive and responsive layering of printmaking, painting, embroidery, and quilting draws upon personal and collective histories, negotiating the spaces between memory, lore, and the material evidence of Black life. Santana's multidisciplinary approach combines screenprinting, hand embroidery, and quilting techniques, connecting her practice to an ancestral lineage of Black women artists and makers. This tactile process constructs narratives that traverse the space between memory and the physical evidence of Black life. Her work delves into themes of cultural preservation and the complexities of Black existence, offering a nuanced exploration of identity and history. Through her art, Santana invites viewers to engage with the enduring power of storytelling and the resilience embedded in Black experiences. ...
