In February 2009, Todd Norsten completed two prints in Highpoint’s former Lyndale Avenue studio. The new works, Endless, Ceaseless, Boundless Joy and The Trouble with Romance, display his keen sense of ironic (sardonic) wit and exacting attention to technique. Endless, Ceaseless, Boundless Joy is a masterful trompe l’oeil screenprint that spells out the phrase “Endless, Ceaseless, Boundless Joy” in what appears to be common masking tape. Norsten’s second print, The Trouble with Romance, depicts a fallen snowman who virtually disappears into his wintery surroundings—except for a trickle of blood coming from his head.
Todd Norsten Prints
