ARTIST STATEMENT:

The Artist And Her Work

The rules of printmaking have been defined by the medium’s masters and the limitations of its tools. Helen Gotlib pushes the boundaries of printmaking in terms of scale, presentation and process, proving that there are no rules, only spaces within which to innovate. Gotlib uses a small press and raw commercial materials to render uncommonly large print based images. The creation of her work is followed through with a style of presentation that brings it out of the 1600s and into today’s white wall art spaces. 

Gotlib’s unorthodox approach to a traditional medium is balanced by adhering closely to her subject. Mystified by the gradual changes in terrain and flora that occur across seasons and agricultural zones, she is inspired by interactions with nature that occur during her frequent travels and daily adventures in the Michigan woods. She patiently and unvaryingly transfers her impressions of these encounters on to the blocks and plates that add up to the contemporary print based work she produces.

Helen Gotlib
ARTicles Art Gallery Helen Gotlib drypoint printing, 24K gold leaf & palladium leaf on birch panel
August Sun
drypoint printing, 24K gold leaf & palladium leaf on birch panel
72 x 48"

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ARTicles Art Gallery Helen Gotlib drypoint printing on paper on birch panel gilded with 24K gold & palladium leaf
Bouquet
drypoint printing on paper on birch panel gilded with 24K gold & palladium leaf
35 x 23.5"

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ARTicles Art Gallery Helen Gotlib woodblock, carborundum & drypoint printing on paper on birch panel with 24k gold leaf gilding
Sunrise at Pettit Lake (Peach Variation)
woodblock, carborundum & drypoint printing on paper on birch panel with 24k gold leaf gilding
35.5 x 47.25"

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ARTicles Art Gallery Helen Gotlib woodblock and drypoint printing on paper
Water Garden
woodblock and drypoint printing on paper
30 x 22"

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ARTicles Art Gallery Helen Gotlib Drypoint printing with phthalo blue ink on BFK Rives cotton paper on carved birch panel with palladium leaf gilding
November Reflection
Drypoint printing with phthalo blue ink on BFK Rives cotton paper on carved birch panel with palladium leaf gilding
48 x 72"

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ARTicles Art Gallery Helen Gotlib woodblock & drypoint printing on paper on  birch panel gilded with palladium leaf
August Sun (w/ yellow rainbow roll)
woodblock & drypoint printing on paper on birch panel gilded with palladium leaf
36 x 48"

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ARTicles Art Gallery Helen Gotlib drypoint print with palladium leaf on carved birch panel
West Lake Preserve
2021
drypoint print with palladium leaf on carved birch panel
23.25 x 35.25"

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ARTicles Art Gallery Helen Gotlib intaglio and woodblock printing on paper
Kitch-iti-kipi VI
intaglio and woodblock printing on paper
22 x 30"

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ARTicles Art Gallery Helen Gotlib intaglio and woodblock printing on paper
Kitch-iti-kipi VI (Version 2)
intaglio and woodblock printing on paper
22 x 30"

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ARTicles Art Gallery Helen Gotlib intaglio and woodblock printing on paper
Kitch-iti-kipi III
intaglio and woodblock printing on paper
21.5 x 17"

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ARTicles Art Gallery Helen Gotlib woodblock and intaglio printing on archival paper
Water Garden III
woodblock and intaglio printing on archival paper
10 x 8"

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ARTicles Art Gallery Helen Gotlib woodblock and intaglio printing on archival paper
Water Garden II
woodblock and intaglio printing on archival paper
22.25 x 15"

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ARTicles Art Gallery Helen Gotlib woodblock, liquid acrylic paint, india ink, and 24k gold leaf on paper
Forest Floor
woodblock, liquid acrylic paint, india ink, and 24k gold leaf on paper
26 x 20"

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ARTicles Art Gallery Helen Gotlib wood block & drypoint printing on carved birch panel with gold and palladium leaf & liquid acrylic paint
Sold DotSea Ranch Flowers II
2019
wood block & drypoint printing on carved birch panel with gold and palladium leaf & liquid acrylic paint
47.25 x 72"

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ARTicles Art Gallery Helen Gotlib drypoint print with 24K gold leaf and palladium leaf on birch panel
Sold DotAugust Sun
2020
drypoint print with 24K gold leaf and palladium leaf on birch panel
69.75 x 47"

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ARTicles Art Gallery Helen Gotlib woodblock, liquid acrylic paint, india ink, and 24k gold leaf on paper
Sold DotWater Garden 10
woodblock, liquid acrylic paint, india ink, and 24k gold leaf on paper
24 x 17.25"

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ARTicles Art Gallery Helen Gotlib woodblock, liquid acrylic paint, india ink, and 24k gold leaf on paper
Sold DotWater Garden 8
woodblock, liquid acrylic paint, india ink, and 24k gold leaf on paper
24 x 30"

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ARTicles Art Gallery Helen Gotlib woodblock and intaglio printing on cream BFK Rives paper
Sold DotPNW II
woodblock and intaglio printing on cream BFK Rives paper
23.5 x 33.5"

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ARTicles Art Gallery Helen Gotlib
Installation view of Water Garden V, VI, VII in the exhibition INTERTWINED
ARTicles Art Gallery Helen Gotlib woodblock and intaglio printing on cream BFK Rives paper
Sold DotSeascape II
woodblock and intaglio printing on cream BFK Rives paper
23.5 x 33.5"

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ARTicles Art Gallery Helen Gotlib hand-colored intaglio print
Sold DotSea Ranch Flowers
hand-colored intaglio print
23.5 x 33.5"

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ARTicles Art Gallery Helen Gotlib etching and woodblock print on archival tan BFK Rives paper
Sold DotFall Dahlias II
etching and woodblock print on archival tan BFK Rives paper
26.25 x 38"

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ARTicles Art Gallery Helen Gotlib woodblock, liquid acrylic paint, india ink, and 24k gold leaf on panel (ready to hang)
Sold DotWater Garden X
2020
woodblock, liquid acrylic paint, india ink, and 24k gold leaf on panel (ready to hang)
23.5 x 16.5"

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ARTicles Art Gallery Helen Gotlib woodblock printing and gold leaf on hand-dyed paper
Sold DotWater Garden VI
woodblock printing and gold leaf on hand-dyed paper
44 x 30"

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ARTicles Art Gallery Helen Gotlib woodblock, intaglio, and gold leaf on painted paper
Sold DotWater Garden IV
woodblock, intaglio, and gold leaf on painted paper
22.25 x 15"

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