image of the exterior corner of a brick building with blue and white trim, a wall of curved windows through which a jumble of white chairs are visible, and a white signs with a red cross that reads "Pizza Doctors" in blue; blue sky with clouds overhead and gray ground below

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Pizza Doctors, La Crosse, 2017

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St. Paul–based painter and printmaker Carolyn Swiszcz scrutinizes the urban and suburban landscape for the mundane and inelegant monuments of daily life. In her most recent collaboration with Highpoint Editions, Swiszcz produced a series of unique prints using the monotype process, including Pizza Doctors, La Crosse. For this project, Swiszcz selected restaurants and other retail businesses of dubious architectural value and transformed them into vivid, jewel-toned landmarks, a paradox that suggests a tongue-in-cheek interpretation. Though her scenes are devoid of human activity and appear isolated or abandoned, the rich colors and vibrant patterns allow us to enjoy the friendly side of these ubiquitous “neighborhood eyesores.”

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Details
Title
Pizza Doctors, La Crosse
Artist Life
born 1972
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2020.85.131
Provenance
Highpoint Editions, Minneapolis (publisher); sold to MIA, 2020.
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image of the exterior corner of a brick building with blue and white trim, a wall of curved windows through which a jumble of white chairs are visible, and a white signs with a red cross that reads "Pizza Doctors" in blue; blue sky with clouds overhead and gray ground below

Copyright © Carolyn Swiszcz, published by Highpoint Editions