The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of May 30, 2026
Fire Crown (CTP/BAT)
2025
Location: Not on view
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Making a reduction woodcut requires the artist to carve away parts of the block to “reduce” the surface after printing each color, such that the block is essentially destroyed as the print is made.Description
Karen Kunc’s art, rooted in the landscape of the Great Plains, explores nature’s strength and fragility. Fire Crown is a color-reduction woodblock print depicting a fiery, personified tree that symbolizes creation, destruction, and renewal. Evolving from a spontaneous sketch, the image conveys bursts of energy and movement. As Kunc carves, prints, and reworks her blocks, she simultaneously destroys and transforms them, mirroring natural cycles of growth and decay. The tree’s entreating, entwining, and ensnaring gestures suggest both resilience and vulnerability.- {{cite web|title=Fire Crown (CTP/BAT)|url=false|author=Karen Kunc|year=2025|access-date=30 May 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2025.554