BARBARA ASTMAN "SELF-PORTRAIT" POLAROID, 1978 Louise Nevelson Pace Editions Screenprint on foil faced arches

Screenprint on foil faced arches paper

Using hand-painted

many of his works by nature of their patterns and colors create visual illusions in dimensionality

9"H 11"W (work)

BARBARA ASTMAN "SELF-PORTRAIT" POLAROID, 1978 Louise Nevelson Pace Editions Screenprint on foil faced archesBarbara Astman (b. 1950) is a celebrated contemporary Canadian artist, best known for her innovative work using photography and its many utilitarian offshoots such as scanners and photocopiers to mention a few. Astman is acclaimed for her pioneering multi media approach, blending analog and digital techniques with materials or technology not typically used in the creation of fine art. In her work she addresses the intersection of identity, feminism,