A Spirit Doesn’t Look Like a Body: A Dance of Death in Two Parts

Rebecca Gilbert is a Philadelphia-based artist whose work exemplifies a dedication to traditional printmaking processes. Representations of longing, mystery, and communication
between the realms of the living and the dead are embedded throughout much of her work.

During her lecture, Gilbert will introduce viewers to the art of wood engraving and the Wood Engravers’ Network before focusing on her own representations in woodcut and wood
engraving. She will discuss prints from two different bodies of work, with a focus on her current project, A Dance of Death in Two Parts. When complete, this ambitious project will consist of 82 individual wood engravings. Forty-one of the intimately scaled prints recreate the renowned Dance of Death series by Hans Holbein the Younger, that was published in 1538, with 41 corresponding prints of Gilbert’s own design. Her new compositions respond to the Holbein series with representations of the people, technology and culture of our time.

Individual prints will be available for sale the day of the event.

To see more of Rebecca Gilbert’s work, visit rebeccaprint.com or follow her on Instagram @rebecca_print