Elicser Elliott’s signature visual language is grounded in character-based, narrative imagery. Defined by bold colors, expressive gesture, and dynamic figure relations, his murals and public artworks are recognized for bringing the communities they reflect to life.
Though having worked extensively with a wide variety of both traditional and non-traditional artistic media over the course of his career, Elliott’s creation of the 2023 Smokestack Quarterly fall edition, emerged as his first professional experience with collaborative, limited-edition printmaking. In his characteristically experimental fashion, he took the opportunity to really explore the possibilities of the medium.
Slumbers Cousin, 4th Removed integrates analog and digital printmaking processes with added spray-painted and hand-drawn elements. Each independent work in the edition builds off a single image base, which Elliott then intuitively responded to with distinct additions of uniquely layered marks, text, and imagery – a truly variable edition.
