Alicia McCarthy is a key member of the Mission School, a movement that emerged in the 1990’s in San Francisco and drew inspiration from graffiti, street art, and the use of non-traditional materials. #AliciaMcCarthy#5WomenArtistsThis tweet was posted on March 06, 2024.
Alicia McCarthy’s paintings are driven by material and repetition. She interlaces ribbons of spray paint, latex paint, crayon, and pencil that are reducible as parts, but expansive in their totality. #5WomenArtists#AliciaMcCarthyThis tweet was posted on March 29, 2022.
By painting, airbrushing, and sandblasting the different surfaces of the artwork’s layered assembly, she adds depth and dimension to the work’s radiating design. #AliciaMcCarthy#5WomenArtistsThis tweet was posted on March 06, 2024.
Her splatters, smudges, and imperfect lines signal an embrace of variation, disruption, and the limitations of both materials and the hand that wields them. #5WomenArtists#AliciaMcCarthyThis tweet was posted on March 29, 2022.
In creating “MMXX,” McCarthy worked closely with Lineman Architectural Glass in Oakland to translate her distinctive aesthetics of repetition, variation, and chance into glass using a combination of techniques.
#AliciaMcCarthy#5WomenArtistsThis tweet was posted on March 06, 2024.