"The Handling is in Your Hands"

Sister Mary Corita Kent was born in November 20, 1918. She was sister of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, where she joined when she was only 18 years old. She studied at the Chouinard Art Institute, then transferred to the University of Southern California where she found a passion for screen printing. One day, in 1962, Sister Corita Kent took some students to view an Andy Warhol exibit. From that day on her view of art was revolutionized and she began to create her own pop art. In the 60's she became well known for her many pop art prints which mashed together Warhol's style and social justice. Her prints were always brightly colored, bold and iconic. For example in the year before her death she designed a stamp with the word "love". That stamp sold over 700 million copies. Corita always used her art as a tool for activism and those prints could be used to this day. I had the great opportunity of viewing one of Corita Kents prints at MOCA this passed spring.
"The Handling Is In Your Hands" was made in 1966 and is a 30x35 print. Corita printed text red and light blue and has a block color in red as well. It portrays a very pop art vibe with its simplicity and use of space.
What I liked about this print was the use of text as a character. The words werent straight across as would be expected, yet the text has movement and some are even upsidedown. These elements create a chaotic piece yet it works and captures your attention. This piece inspired me to try more typography art and think about text as a character in itself.