Kirstin Lamb, Wreath, 2020

Six color screen print

Paper Size: 16” x 20”

Edtion of 50

Printed by Julia Samuels, published by the artist

In solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, Kirstin Lamb has illustrated the title slogan nestled within an elaborate floral wreath. Lamb typically repurposes Empirical Dutch motifs to beautify otherwise contentious social justice imagery. Black pigment is made out of carbon, made out of organic matter after it is dead and burned, made out the remnants of death with no possibility of life. Instead of printing black ink, Julia found specific combinations of several high chroma colors that layer to create the illusion of black. These colors, made of organic and lively pigments, layer to create a black that is full of richness, subtlety, power and most importantly life. The resulting print is something that elevates the artist’s original work and in concept and material supports the goals of Black Lives Matter. All profits from Wreath are donated to the ACLU Legal Defense fund to support their mission to achieve racial justice.

For more information and to donate directly to the LDF, please visit https://www.naacpldf.org/

For more information and to donate directly to Black Lives Matter, please visit https://blacklivesmatter.com/