INTRODUCING
ARTIST’S MIND/STUDIO/WORLD
wallpaper by Viola Frey
Artists’ Legacy Foundation, The Fabric Workshop and Museum, and Flavor Paper are pleased to announce the reproduction of wallpaper designed by Viola Frey. Frey’s wallpaper designs were originally created during a residency at The Fabric Workshop and Museum’s printing studio in 1992. Frey created a bold pattern using imagery from her visual lexicon, including nude models, figurines, globes, and her face in silhouette. Titled Artist’s Mind/Studio/World, the wallpaper is part of a larger body of work that explores the ways artists take in their surroundings and reflect them in artwork.
The Fabric Workshop and Museum studio staff screenprinting Artist’s Mind/Studio/World, 1991. Image courtesy of Mary Ann Friel.
The original wallpaper included up to nine colors screenprinted on wide paper-backed cotton sateen, a truly artisanal – and commercially challenging – endeavor. Only a limited amount was produced at The Fabric Workshop and Museum, and it was included in two exhibitions in 1992. 40 years later, a visit to the FWM archives sparked a conversation, which led to this exciting reproduction project.
Installation view, Viola Frey: Sculpture and Wallpaper, Asher/Faure, Los Angeles, CA, 1992.
Fax with Frey’s sketches and color notes, 1991.
The new Flavor Paper reproduction utilizes the design industry’s latest processes and materials, making Frey’s signature large-scale and vibrant designs available for the first time to the public.
This re-issue highlights the project’s collaborative nature, wherein the artist and studio staff worked together to explore the medium’s possibilities.
Visit the Flavor Paper website to learn more about the printing materials and to place your order.
Frey working on wallpaper designs in her Oakland studio, 1991. Images courtesy of Mary Ann Friel.
