FRANCISCASUTILMUTEIIApril25–May26,2018Openingreception:Tuesday,April24thfrom6–8pmThis series of works by Chilean artist Francisca Sutilrepresents the second phase of her Mute series, firstexhibitedin2013.Thesemorerecentworksofinkonpapertake on a monumental scale, yet retain the same rhythmandtemperament.TheMuteseriesmarksamajortransitionfrom her work prior to 2008. Many of the technicalprocessesSutilhasdevelopedoverthecourseofhercareerhavebeenputonholdtofocusonthemeticulousactivityofthisbodyofwork.Sutil’s point of departure in this series is a basic hand-eyecoordination exercise from childhood called palotes. Shebegins each of these works in the upper left corner,continuing from left to right, as if writing a sentence,occasionally skipping a row or restarting with a differentcolororamountof ink. In thesequietly intenseworks, thetempoofthemarks issloweddownthroughtherepetitionof simple forms and a limited use of color, allowing us totake notice of the materials being used. We are able torecognize the precise concentration of the artist and caneasilyimaginethemeditativeprocesssheundertakes.These peacefully absorbing works are presented to us as if they are on a written page, in a language we cannotunderstand,akindof“uncodedmessage,”asdescribedbySutil.There isnospecificwayof readingtheseworks.Thecompositionsprovidefreedomandtimetoreflect,somethingSutilvaluesgreatlyinresponsetotheoverwhelmingnoiseof mass media. Sutil resists relating her work to any subject matter, in order to maintain the deliberate calm andopennessoftheseries. In 2016, her retrospective of works on paper at Patricia Ready Gallery in Santiago, Chile was recognized as BestExhibitionoftheYearbytheCircleofChileanArtCritics.Sutilhasreceivednumerousawardsandgrants, includinganNEA grant from the Drawing Center (Paper Conservation), New York and a fellowship from Southern MethodistUniversity,Dallas.Shehaswork inpubliccollectionssuchas theNationalGalleryofArt,Washington,DC;UniversidadCatolica, Santiago; Vassar College Art Gallery, Poughkeepsie; among others. She received an M.F.A. from the PrattInstitutein1981andcurrentlyisbasedinSantiago,Chile.

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