Maia Wischuf

Visual artist, printmaker. Member of Norske billedkunstnere (NBK), Norske Grafikere (NG). MFA from Oslo National Academy of the Arts

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The Dreaming Hand (2021–). Ballpoint pen on paper.

Detail of The Dreaming Hand XV, 56 x 40 cm.

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Beeswax transfer on a mezzotint plate in a few simple steps: stick some beeswax on a heated plate, spread it thin and evenly with a dauber and tape the graphite drawing on the leading end of the plate.

(I re-used an old plate so the dark spot on the right is just a deeply etched image still visible through the mezzotint ground – I wonder how visible that will be in the print?)

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Det er tørke i speilbildets tjern (”There’s a Drought in the Pond of Self-Reflection”). Mezzotint and photogravure, 19 x 21 cm.

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Some slight adjustments and color tone explorations on an old mezzotint plate. The Dreaming Hand V. Mezzotint, 13 x 18 cm.

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Some work-in-progress copper plate shots from my bachelor graduation project.

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An Eye for a Tooth. Ballpoint pen transfer on paper, 21 x 30 cm.

A transfer experiment with an old drawing I had tucked away in a drawer. Amazing to see the color splitting out from black ink!

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From my Fever Dream series where I explore apocalyptic motifs and the consequences of living in an increasingly hostile world.

Framed: The Capacity to Destroy Ourselves. Color stone lithograph, 19 x 30 cm.

On plinth: The Fuse Has Been Blown, graphite on lithographic stone, 32 x 46 x 6 cm.

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Exhibition next week!

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From the series Det amerikanske regnværet treffer annerledes (The American Rain Hits Differently). Ballpoint pen on paper, 21 x 20 cm.

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From the series Det amerikanske regnværet treffer annerledes (The American Rain Hits Differently). Ballpoint pen on paper, 21 x 20 cm.

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From the series Det amerikanske regnværet treffer annerledes (The American Rain Hits Differently). Ballpoint pen on paper, 21 x 20 cm.

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From the series Det amerikanske regnværet treffer annerledes (The American Rain Hits Differently). Ballpoint pen on paper, 21 x 20 cm.

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Mitt første minne er et mareritt (My First Memory is a Nightmare) from the ongoing series Råte. Ballpoint pen on paper, 21 x 30 cm.

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The Dreaming Hand VIII. Ballpoint pen on paper, 21 x 15 cm.

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The Dreaming Hand VII. Ballpoint pen on paper, 21 x 15 cm.

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Some mezzotint process shots.

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Continued explorations in mezzotint. This plate was my first attempt, which might have been a little ambitious at 13 x 18 cm. If I estimated it correctly, I spent about 29 hours rocking it with very tight overlapping directions. The last image is just 3 x 3 cm – it's crazy how much subtle detail you can fit into one of these plates!