#endiposkovic

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Valade Gallery installation detail of with “Zachumlia,” “Black Magic” and “Zlatan” lithographs from Crossing Series

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Endi Poskovic

I have been following Endi’s work since the inception of this blog.  His practice personifies what a postdigital practice is all about.  I was hoping to feature his work after seeing it in person but that was not possible.  When I visit his studio I will do a follow-up to this post.

Second color proof, Hrabreni (O my son, beloved and chosen) woodcut printed in 18-colors from 6 interchangeable plates on Haini Kozo, unique image. Produced in collaboration with WORKSHOP Laser & Fab in Krakow

Second color proof of Pletikosa (Hagar in the Wilderness), hand-printed in eight colors from four interchangeable color blocks on Kozo Okawara, and produced at my studio at ulica Szeroka-Kazimierz.

 Second color proof of Zlatan (I was born into these lands) for V.T. 70 cm x 100 cm woodcut hand-printed in colors from four separate blocks on Kozo-shi produced in collaboration with WORKSHOP Laser & Fab

Fourth color proof of Bliski (I lock my door upon myself) hand-printed from four interchangeable color blocks on Kozo Okawara

Artist Statement:

My creative practice in printmaking considers a range of technologies of reproduction as a way to explore certain characteristics of graphic image: translation, multiplicity, seriality. Through my visual work, I seek to construct representations that suggest broader themes of exile, memory and reconciliation.

For many years, I have explored multi-plate color woodcut printing utilizing mostly traditional hand-carving to produce large scale mokuhanga prints. In recent years, I have expanded this practice to use both established and non-traditional methods, combining classical Japanese carving with laser engraving-printing from bit-map data files. In Dream Series, I explore primitive strategies of early cinema to investigate personal and social histories, shifting cultural identities, environmental transformation, migration, and alienation. The current "Dream Series" of color woodcut prints was created in Krakow, Poland during 2015-2016 Fulbright Senior Research Fellowship as well at the Mokuhanga Innovation Lab in Tokyo in March 2017.

                                                                           - Endi Poskovic

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Honored to be included in SGCI portfolio exhibition AFTER THE COLLAPSE with Michael Barnes, Marcin Bialas, Mark Bovey, Sean Caulfield, Katy Collier, Nicholas Dowgwillo, Ana Fernandez, Oscar Gillespie, Agata Gertchen, Orit Hofshi, Tim Musso, Goedele Peeters, Endi Poskovic, Brett Schieszer, Tanja Softic, Evan Summer, Ruth Weisberg

Anselm Kiefer: “Ruins, for me, are the beginning. With the debris, you can construct new ideas. They are symbols of a beginning.” This portfolio is about the inherent possibilities that come after the breakdown of a system, entity, or organism. The debris and ruins resulting can be fertile ground for new iterations of the original, or a complete metamorphosis. The cyclical process of collapse and rebirth mirrors the structure of the Terminus, expanding and contracting in a constant state of transformation.

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final version of 8 foot x 21 foot, 244 cm x 640 cm installation of woodblock plates from La Souffrance et Laventure Series and Majestic Series  in Crossing Series exhibition opening January 23, 2018 at Valade Gallery

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 8 foot x 21 foot, 244 cm x 640 cm installation of woodblock plates from La Souffrance et Laventure Series and Majestic Series  in Crossing Series exhibition at Valade Gallery

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8 foot x 21 foot, 244 cm x 640 cm installation built of woodblock plates currently being installed at Valade Gallery, Adrian College.  “Crossing” exhibition opens on January 23

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detail of installation at Valade Gallery with “The Myth of Sisyphus,” “Hagar in the Wilderness” and “Two” lithographs from “Crossing Series”

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Double Adventure in Green, 50 cm x 70 cm, from la souffrance et l’aventure series, hand-cut and hand-printed in 1998 at Camargo Foundation in France