Chuck Webster

Sea Quench 4
2007

A piece of artwork featuring a stylized octopus with a pink and brown body and decorative tentacles, positioned to the right on a white background. To the left, there is a poem printed in black text. The artist's initials "CW" are visible in the lower right corner.
A piece of artwork featuring a stylized octopus with a pink and brown body and decorative tentacles, positioned to the right on a white background. To the left, there is a poem printed in black text. The artist's initials "CW" are visible in the lower right corner.

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Date
2007

Classification
Prints

Medium
Woodcut and letterpress

Dimensions
Sheet: 14 1/2 × 20 3/8in. (36.8 × 51.8 cm) Image: 6 1/2 × 6 1/8in. (16.5 × 15.6 cm)

Accession number
2008.337.3

Edition
12/20

Publication
Printed by The Grenfell Press; published by Sienese Shredder Editions

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Beth Rudin DeWoody

Rights and reproductions
© Chuck Webster / Sienese Shredder Editions

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Part of a series:

Sea Quench

8 works

A minimalist artwork featuring a poem on the left and a stylized, abstract illustration of a bird in orange and pink hues on the right, with the bird appearing to be in motion or transformation. The artist's initials "CW" are visible at the bottom right of the illustration.
A photograph of a white paper with two sections of text, numbered 2 and 3, containing poetic verses. The text is black, with a clean, modern font, and is positioned towards the upper half of the paper, leaving a large white space below.
A piece of artwork featuring a stylized octopus with a pink and brown body and decorative tentacles, positioned to the right on a white background. To the left, there is a poem printed in black text. The artist's initials "CW" are visible in the lower right corner.
A piece of artwork featuring a block of text on the left side and a colorful abstract illustration on the right. The text appears to be a poem or prose, starting with the number "5." and includes phrases like "Carnapace across compass contradiction" and "And where there once was a tree." The illustration is composed of purple, green, and red shapes that resemble a stylized creature or totem, with a symmetrical arrangement of green leaf-like patterns flanking a central purple column, all above a red base with two curved lines. The artist's initials "C.W." are at the bottom right corner of the image.
A white background with two sections of text, one on the left and one on the right, resembling pages from a book or a poetry layout. Each section is numbered, with the left being number 6 and the right number 7, containing abstract and evocative verses.
A printed artwork featuring a poem on the left and a colorful abstract illustration on the right. The poem speaks of reading a book, words reaching the surface of a lake, and scattering wishes over a painting. The illustration depicts a blue shape with flame-like protrusions on top and green, yellow, and pink tendrils hanging down, resembling a fanciful jellyfish or an underwater plant. The artist's initials "CW" are at the bottom right of the illustration.
A high-contrast image of a white paper with two sections of text, labeled as "9." and "10." The text appears to be poetry or prose with various phrases such as "Unapologetic nugget grubber" and "Mollusk mollifies (modifies) mask" on the left and right sides respectively. The background is completely white, emphasizing the black text.
A graphic artwork featuring a poem on the left side and a stylized drawing of a figure on the right. The figure appears to be a person made of simple shapes with a striped body and orange extremities, surrounded by yellow jagged lines suggesting energy or movement. The poem begins with "Cut free from all circumstance save this" and ends with "Here is my example of a perfect poem." The initials "CW" are at the bottom right of the drawing.

Chuck Webster
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