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In the Beginning by Madeline Yacovone

$500.00

2025

Stone mezzotint lithograph on paper

17” x 13”

I use the repetitive and technical nature of printmaking as a tool for contemplation in my art practice. The routine and focus present in the process allow me to enter a meditative state of thinking to work out concepts and questions in my art. For the work in the exhibition, in the beginning, I took advantage of the reductive nature of mezzotint to allow my imagery to be revealed instead of drawn. As I scraped away at the litho stone, more and more symbols appeared in the fig. What I discovered through this process became the jumping-off point of anentire body of work. Although my practice extends beyond printmaking, I find it to be the cornerstone due to the deep contemplation it allows.

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2025

Stone mezzotint lithograph on paper

17” x 13”

I use the repetitive and technical nature of printmaking as a tool for contemplation in my art practice. The routine and focus present in the process allow me to enter a meditative state of thinking to work out concepts and questions in my art. For the work in the exhibition, in the beginning, I took advantage of the reductive nature of mezzotint to allow my imagery to be revealed instead of drawn. As I scraped away at the litho stone, more and more symbols appeared in the fig. What I discovered through this process became the jumping-off point of anentire body of work. Although my practice extends beyond printmaking, I find it to be the cornerstone due to the deep contemplation it allows.

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Madeline Yacovone is a multimedia artist with a love for printmaking. Although she works primarily with various printmaking and drawing techniques (etching, lithography, charcoal, ink), she also enjoys incorporating textile arts and bookmaking into her practice. Currently, her work explores gender dynamics through Catholic themes and iconography. She is also an MFA student and instructor at Stony Brook University and she holds a B.S. in Studio Art and Graphic Design from Marist College.