Artists

editions

exhibitions

Zuzana Licko

Selected Works

Bio

Zuzana Licko founded Emigre magazine with her husband, fellow typographer and graphic designer Rudy VanderLans, in 1984. Emigre set the standard for digital typography and design and led to the creation of the Emigre Fonts type foundry, which is credited for being the first digital type foundry. Their magazine started out as a very small, self-published culture magazine that quickly morphed into a graphic design magazine that evolved into one of the most significant forums for design of the past few decades. Chloe Veltman wrote in the New York Times, "from 1984 to 2005, Emigre magazine achieved cult status. With their unconventional and striking use of fonts, publications like Wired and McSweeney’s, both based in San Francisco, owe it a debt. In 2006 the Museum of Modern Art in New York acquired the entire Emigre magazine canon for its permanent design collection, and put the magazines on display for a year." The Emigre archive was acquired by the Letterform Archive in San Francisco.

For most who toil in the digital realm, a yearning for the handmade is a natural swing of the pendulum. Licko turned her attention to creating ceramics and textiles. "I’ve always enjoyed creating ceramic objects, and I need this to balance out the ephemeral nature of digital work. I find that my current work on modular ceramic sculptures and textile is actually an extension of type design. I’m using font software to create sketches for my ceramic sculptures, which exist of repeating elements. Each sculpture has a variety of shapes that can be combined to make different sculptures. The font software helps me go through the possible variations. The elements for the textile designs are also created as fonts, which I configure into various patterns. Perhaps my focusing on a physical medium is a reaction against everything being consumed digitally these days."

Cones and Arcs #3,

2023

Ceramic sculpture

48 x 6.5 inches

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Cones #9,

2018

Ceramic sculpture

60 x 6.5 inches

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Cones #10,

2018

Ceramic sculpture

60 x 6.5 inches

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Cones #11,

2018

Ceramic sculpture

60 x 6.5 inches

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Cones #12,

2018

Ceramic sculpture

60 x 6.5 inches

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Cones #13,

2018

Ceramic sculpture

60 x 6.5 inches

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Cones #14,

2022

Ceramic sculpture

60 x 6.5 inches

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Cones #15,

2022

Ceramic sculpture

60 x 6.5 inches

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Alphabet #1,

2023

Jacquard weaving on panel

30 x 30 inches

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Intersecting Figure #32,

2023

Jacquard weaving on panel

30 x 30 inches

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Isometric Puzzle #29,

2023

Jacquard weaving on panel

30 x 30 inches

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Isometric Puzzle #6,

2021

Jacquard weaving on panel

12 x 16 inches

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Intersecting Figure #18,

2021

Jacquard weaving on panel

12 x 16 inches

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Intersecting Figure #12,

2021

Jacquard weaving on panel

12 x 16 inches

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Intersecting Figure #25,

2021

Jacquard weaving on panel

12 x 16 inches

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Isometric Puzzle #26,

2023

Jacquard weaving on panel

12 x 16 inches

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Intersecting Figure #14,

2021

Jacquard weaving on panel

12 x 16 inches

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Isometric Puzzle #27,

2023

Jacquard weaving on panel

12 x 16 inches

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Isometric Puzzle #25,

2023

Jacquard weaving on panel

12 x 16 inches

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Isometric Puzzle #28,

2023

Jacquard weaving on panel

12 x 16 inches

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Isometric Puzzle #31,

2023

Jacquard weaving on panel

12 x 12 inches

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Isometric Puzzle #33,

2023

Jacquard weaving on panel

12 x 12 inches

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Intersecting Figure #33,

2023

Jacquard weaving on panel

30 x 30 inches

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Alice Shaw

Amy Franceschini

Andrew Romanoff

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Carson Ellis

David Hytone

Fox Hysen

Graham Gillmore

Inez Storer

Jason Jägel

Jason Middlebrook

Jeffrey Sincich

Jered Sprecher

Jim Melchert

Johanna St. Clair

Jonn Herschend

Josh Jefferson

Kim Bennett

Lowell Darling

Martin McMurray

Michelle Grabner

Nathaniel Parsons

Nathaniel Russell

Rebeca Bollinger

Reed Anderson

Rex Ray Estate

Richard Shaw

Scott Hewicker

Shaun O'Dell

Taravat Talepasand

Thomas Heinser

Tucker Nichols

Wayne Smith

Zuzana Licko

Ala Ebtekar

Amy Ellingson

Ann Chamberlain

Ari Marcopoulos

Barry Gifford

Brad Killam

Bruno Fazzolari

Carol Selter

Charles Linder

Cliff Hengst

Darren Waterston

David Perry

Deborah Oropallo

Double Strength

Elliot Anderson

Gay Outlaw

Harrell Fletcher

Kara Maria

Libby Black

Lynn Hershman Leeson

Margaret Kilgallen

Off Hours

Rudy Vanderlans

Serena Cole

Sonny Smith

Xylor Jane

editions

exhibitions

Selected Works

Bio

Cones and Arcs #3,

Cones #9,

Cones #10,

Cones #11,

Cones #12,

Cones #13,

Cones #14,

Cones #15,

Alphabet #1,

Intersecting Figure #32,

Isometric Puzzle #29,

Isometric Puzzle #6,

Intersecting Figure #18,

Intersecting Figure #12,