Typeforce 9
The sculptural pieces Maria and Tomas were exhibited at Typeforce 9. The pieces, written to convey a story of two journeys. Inspired by stories of Mexican immigrants, the sculptures took over 80 hours to complete and consist of over 2,000 individually placed hand-painted tiles.
Maria. 48" x 42". Hand set type
Tomas. 48" x 42"; Hand set type
Opening Night:
Fri, Feb 23, 2018
Co-Prosperity Sphere
3219 S Morgan St
Chicago, IL 60607
PARTICIPAITING ARTISTS:
Abby Wynne, Anna Mort, Andrew Reaume, Brian Lange, Bud Rodecker, Christina Zouras, Don Zegler, Dud Lawson, Jacqueline Frole, Jen Farrell, Jeremiah Chiu, Jesse Hora, John Pobojewski, Jordan Whitney Martin, Kaleb Dean, Kevin Winkler, Kristen Myers, Kyle Green, Lauren Gallagher, Leah Wendzinski, Linda Abdullah, Megan Pryce, Michelle Bowers, Polina Osherov, Rick Valicenti, Robert Sołtys, Rubani Shaw, Satoru Nihei, Selina Khounlo, Taek Hyun Kim, TotesFerosh, Wendy Robles, Zach Minnich
Villita Typeface
The Villita typeface was inspired by the ornate tiling pattern on the exterior of the National Museum of Mexican Art in the neighborhood of Pilsen, Chicago. The typeface was first exhibited as part of a poster exhibition titled Sight Six at the Chicago Architectural Biennial in 2017. Later, to be used in other poster and sculpture applications, the subject of the pieces give a nod to the origins of the community from which the typeface was inspired from.
