Cristina Gonçalves's portfolio

Work samples

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intaglio with collage and monotype, 1/1 (unique image)
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lithograph, woodcut and intaglio collage, 1/1 (unique image)
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About Cristina

Cristina Gonçalves is artist living and working in the Baltimore area. Her work takes the form of expressive two-dimensional drawings, prints and paintings that explore the dual nature of self and the baser human instincts that lie beneath the skin of intellect and societal decorum.

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Bald Head

I began with a lithograph image of a bald head, then followed the exploration into woodcut.

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lithograph, woodcut and intaglio collage, 1/1 (unique image)
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stone lithograph, edition of 12
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woodcut color reduction, edition of 4
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woodcut color reduction, edition of 2
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lithograph and woodcut collage, 1/1 (unique image)
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lithograph and woodcut collage, 1/1 (unique image)
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lithograph and intaglio collage, 1/1 (unique image)

Intaglio Face Exploration

These recent prints continue my explorations. For this series I made 3 different plates with images of heads (2 copper intaglio plates and 1 collagraph). I used and reused them in different combinations, layering plates and collaging cut or torn prints.

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intaglio with collage and monotype, 1/1 (unique image)
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intaglio with monoprint, 1/1 (unique image)
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intaglio with monotype and collage, 1/1 (unique image)
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intaglio and collagraph with with monotype and collage, 1/1 (unique image)
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intaglio with monotype, 1/1 (unique image)
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intaglio with monotype and collage, 1/1 (unique image)
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Collagraph with intaglio and monotype, 1/1
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intaglio with monoprint, 1/1 (unique image)
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intaglio with monoprint, 1/1 (unique image)
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intaglio and collagraph with collage, 1/1 (unique image)

Self Recollections

This series of large-scale monotype self portraits allowed me to examine the different aspects of my self image in terms of internal and external.

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Faces

These large heads are a way for me to explore color, mark and abstraction. I make them periodically while working on other projects.

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Apects

Large expressive woodcuts that delve into the frightening and animal nature of self. These are instinctual reactions to the wood and to the act of cutting it, through which the most deeply buried is allowed to surface.