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National Treasures
by Amze Emmons

ARTIST STATEMENT

My studio practice is built on systems of research; I scan the mediascape for cues, images or phrases that draw connections between human migration, community, mobility, transience and the overarching politics of architecture. In making, I work at the point where drawing and the mechanical language of print intersect. The images have a sense of magical/minimal realism that is inspired by architectural illustration, comic books, cartoon language, street art, information graphics, news footage, consumer packaging, instructional manuals and cinematic space/time.

For the past several years, my artwork has begun as an investigation of images found in documentary sources, such as the Sunday edition of the New York Times, online news sources and websites for international aid agencies. I start with clippings depicting the smoking shells of bombed buildings, wreckage left after receding flood waters, tsunami-mangled villages, car bombings, refugee migrations… Through erasure, drawing and collage, the world of the source begins to change. Editing and combining imagery to make visual connections between seemingly disparate events, constellations form and something new emerges. My media-isolation experiment is intended not to glorify or monumentalize the dystopic events unfolding around us. My interest is in distilling and cataloguing the patterns and forms of our daily world through an intuitive editing process. We normally see these kinds of documentary images as topical, disposable, something to process and consume quickly. By sifting through the pictorial evidence of displacement and strife, I discover what is hidden in plain view: essential visual elements that let the eye linger and keep the viewer from turning the page.

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National Treasures

by Amze Emmons

archival pigment print
available framed

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    • 8"x10" 24
      Add frame 115
      • Black Frame 115
      • White Frame, recommended 115
    • 11"x14" 60
      Add frame 185
      • Black Frame 185
      • White Frame, recommended 185
    • 16"x20" 240
      Add frame 490
      • Black Frame 490
      • White Frame, recommended 490

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ADDITIONAL PRINT INFORMATION

  • Limited-edition, exclusive to 20x200
  • Museum quality: archival inks, 100% cotton rag paper
  • Artist-signed + numbered certificate of authenticity included
  • Directly supports the artist
  • Available framed or print only

These prints are created using archival pigment inks on 100% cotton rag paper with a matte finish.

The original is 18.5″×24″, graphite and gouache on paper, and is available. Please email collector@20x200.com for more information.

Our quoted dimensions are for the size of paper containing the images, not the printed image itself. We do not alter the aspect ratio, nor do we crop or resize the artists’ originals. All of our prints have a minimum border of .5 inches to allow for framing.

We recommend a custom frame in white solid wood with UV protected plexiglass and a white archival mat. Please note: Framed art may take up to 4 weeks to ship. Available for U.S. orders only.

  • 8"x10" print offered in 14"x16.5" frame (3/4” front profile x 1 1/4” side profile)
  • 11"x14" print offered in 16.5"x19.5" frame (3/4” front profile x 1 1/4” side profile)
  • 16"x20" print offered in 22.5"x27.5" frame (3/4” front profile x 1 1/4” side profile)

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All of our prints have a minimum border of .25 inches to allow for framing. We do not alter the aspect ratio, crop or resize the artists' originals—quoted dimensions are for the size of paper containing the image, not the printed image itself. For exact image sizes and more helpful info, view our framing guides: