Concerto

The daughter of an engineer (father) and avid knitter (mother), Sue Fuller pioneered a method to pull impressions from complex stringed structures. Her innovative and experimental approach to making prints was fostered beginning in 1943 at the renowned printmaking studio known as Atelier 17, run by Stanley William Hayter. During this time, Fuller also had the opportunity to study with the well-known Bauhaus artist Josef Albers, learning techniques that included collage and weaving. The results of these varied influences are evident in Concerto, a print that employs fabric and string as a relief printing technique. The work takes its name from the musical form in which a solo instrument is set off against an orchestral ensemble, which by the 20th century frequently foregrounded stringed instruments including the violin, cello, and piano.