Abece “K”

2011 - Drawing & Print (Drawing & Print)

15H x 11.5W x 2D inches

Johanna Calle

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Johanna Calle’s Abece “K” (2011) is part of a series of drawings (compiled into an artist book called Abece ) based on the alphabet. There is a drawing for each letter, in which the letter is repeated over and again in various directions and scales, thereby demonstrating how a symbol can be reoriented without changing its linguistic meaning. Here, the letter K is outlined and surrounded by a dense and varied field of other K s.

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Johanna Calle’s drawings use pre-existing systems to explore issues of built space, cultural identity, and language. Her work often departs from common lines of handwriting, altering them with energy and pattern. The practice of drawing is considered expansively in Calle’s work, as she inserts stitching, metal, and even, returning to her background as a painter, the covering capacity of paint.

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Colors:

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• language.n.01
• linguistics.n.01
• identity.n.01
• culture.n.01
• design.n.04
• symbolism.n.01
• andes region
• gender
• globalization
• language
• monochromatic
• colombian