(Sculptural Abstraction)

Will Collier

This sculptural abstraction was printed in a blue-black ink that enhances its dimensionality. Lightened sculptural elements seemingly float against a dark, highly textured background. The entire surface of the plate is worked and engages the viewer with a sense that the imagery is still unfolding, still working its way to the surface. It was printed in proofs only at Atelier 17 in Paris.

Will Collier worked at Stanley William Hayter's experimental workshop Atelier 17 in Paris in 1960. Returning to the United States, he enrolled at the San Francisco Art Institute between 1961 and 1962. Collier taught at the University of California Berkeley, Portland State University, University of California Davis, Fiberworks School of Textile Arts in Berkeley, and the Santa Rosa Junior College in northern California.