Oh, Really
Screenprint, Monotype & Etching, 20 x 28 in, 2025
Small printed fragments spread across the wall in loose clusters, forming a scattered field of pale orange, brown, gray, and faded red. Some pieces carry recognizable traces, while others feel worn down, rubbed, or partially erased. Rose Kimbrough uses this unstable arrangement to approach the ambiguity of self-realization without turning it into a fixed image. References from her childhood, including a bike and a nearby salvage yard, appear as broken parts rather than complete memories. The work was made for a Pride Month event, but it avoids a direct statement of identity. Instead, Rose lets the surface show a slower process of change. By inking her shoes, walking over the paper, sanding it down, and allowing the image to build back up, she creates a work where the self feels still evolving, shaped through pressure, memory, and repeated reconstruction. 
This work is a lot more abstract then what I normally make. It was created as a piece for a pride month event. I wanted to capture the ambiguity of self-realization, but also acknowledge the fact that self-realization is always evolving, as we discover new aspects of ourselves. It features images of my childhood bike, and a car salvage yard that was next to my childhood home, I then applied ink to my shoes and trampled it, creating layers within the paper that I would sand down and build back up
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Ambiguity of self-realization   ✚
Ambiguity of self-realization
Rose Kimbrough uses this unstable arrangement to approach the ambiguity of self-realization without turning it into a fixed image.
Childhood   ✚
Childhood
References from her childhood, including a bike and a nearby salvage yard
Build back up   ✚
Build back up
By inking her shoes, walking over the paper, sanding it down, and allowing the image to build back up
Evolving  ✚
Evolving
She creates a work where the self feels still evolving, shaped through pressure, memory, and repeated reconstruction.

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Oh, Really
Screenprint, Monotype & Etching, 20 x 28 in, 2025
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Small printed fragments spread across the wall in loose clusters, forming a scattered field of pale orange, brown, gray, and faded red. Some pieces carry recognizable traces, while others feel worn down, rubbed, or partially erased. Rose Kimbrough uses this unstable arrangement to approach the ambiguity of self-realization without turning it into a fixed image. References from her childhood, including a bike and a nearby salvage yard, appear as broken parts rather than complete memories. The work was made for a Pride Month event, but it avoids a direct statement of identity. Instead, Rose lets the surface show a slower process of change. By inking her shoes, walking over the paper, sanding it down, and allowing the image to build back up, she creates a work where the self feels still evolving, shaped through pressure, memory, and repeated reconstruction. 
From the Artist
This work is a lot more abstract then what I normally make. It was created as a piece for a pride month event. I wanted to capture the ambiguity of self-realization, but also acknowledge the fact that self-realization is always evolving, as we discover new aspects of ourselves. It features images of my childhood bike, and a car salvage yard that was next to my childhood home, I then applied ink to my shoes and trampled it, creating layers within the paper that I would sand down and build back up
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