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Leighton Bohl went along to The Harris Museum & Art Gallery recently and was certainly impressed by the breadth, scope and experimental nature of the show. Personally its one of the best shows I've seen at The Harris in recent years and shows printmaking to be a vital and engaging medium with a wide variety&
Talking Prints: Richard Noyce
Talking Prints tonight (24 April) at 6pm in Harris Museum and Art Gallery by Richard Noyce in conjunction with Impressit exhibition.
This illustrated lecture is derived from the experience Richard Noyce had during the writing and research for his two published books on international contemporary printmaking, and the forthcoming third volume. The lecture will begin with a consideration of some of the background to the notions of imagination and image, and some personal thoughts on the whole nature of creativity. In pursuit of some of the results of the creative process the lecture will continue with some thoughts about examples of the work of a selection of the artists who will be featured in the third book, 'Printmaking off the Beaten Track', for publication by Bloomsbury in autumn 2013. The artists come from a number of countries that seldom if ever feature in exhibitions or publications in the West.
Image courtesy of the artist.
Just a reminder that Jason Hicklin will be doing an etching demonstration for Impressit at the Harris Museum this Saturday, April 20th, from 12 to 4 PM. Just drop in and see the printing process in action and ask Jason any questions about the process and about his work.
Impressit's Artist Spotlight: Roohi Ahmed
In-Visibility 1, 2, and 3 by Ahmed. Photo by Tony Knox.
Ahmed is currently researching body space and performativity of drawing. Taking the argument from Simone de Beauvoir that '...a man defines a woman not in herself but as relative to him; she is not regarded as an autonomous being...she is defined and differentiated with reference to man and he with reference to her'. Ahmed has juxtaposed a female silhouette with the Vitruvian Man, making visible the feminine space that already exists and overlaps with that of a ma, without slotting it into any stereotypical roles. The title highlights the invisibility despite being in 'visibility'.
Roohi Ahmed was educated at the School of Visual Arts, New York, USA, and Karachi School of Arts, Pakistan. Ahmed showcased her new body of work Hermeneutics of the body at the Canvas Gallery, Karachi 2012.
She is currently studying and teaching at the College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Impressit's Artist Spotlight: Jadranka Njegovan
Impressit includes four of Njegovan's No Title lithograph prints. The subtle and elegant lines of Njegovan's prints belie the complex process of lithography. Lithography involves the printing of an image from a flat surface based on the principle that oil and water repel each other. Using a greasy crayon, the image is drawn directly onto the surface, then alternate use of damping and inking ensures that only the drawn image receives the application of ink. Her work plays with the notion of abstract and figurative. Njegovan draws lines on stone, then adds shadow.
Njegovan studied at the Royal Academy of Arts, The Hague. She has exhibited widely internationally and currently lives and works in Holland.
www.jadrankanjegovan.nl
Impressit's Artist Spotlight: Wuon-Gean Ho
Wuon-Gean with her Dancing Dresses prints during the private view. Photo by Tony Knox.
Dancing Dresses is a series of unique prints made from Sakura ink on Somerset paper and they have been turned into a stop frame animation that accompanies the prints.
Ho originally trained as a vet before studying history of Art at Cambridge University. In 1998, she undertook a Japanese Government Scholarship to study traditional woodblock printmaking in Kyoto. She has since held residencies in various countries, including the UK, USA, and Italy. She is the recipient of awards including the John Purcell Paper prize in 2007, the Printmakers Council prize in 2009, and the Birgit Skiold Memorial Trust Award of Excellence in 2010.
Wuon-Gean recently did a linoleum workshop at the Harris Museum, you can view the write up here and Wuon-Gean's blog post of Impressit here.
www.wuongean.com
Impressit's Artist Spotlight: Bren Unwin
Unwin investigates the relationship between the viewer and their environment using a wide variety of media that illustrate her deep understanding of many specialist print processes. The landscape close to her home in Cornwall is a recurring theme - such as the redundant tin mine at Geever which Chiasm: miner's cage was inspired by.
Dr. Bren Unwin is an artist printmaker and President of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE). In 2004, she was winner of the RE Gwen May Student prize and in 2008 was awarded a PhD and the Chancellor’s medal for outstanding doctoral research by the University of Hertfordshire. Unwin’s work is held in national and international collections and she exhibits regularly in London and Cornwall where she is a member of the Newlyn Society of Artists.
www.brenunwin.com
Impressit's Artist Spotlight: Oran O’Reilly
The Pounding and Double Cross by O'Reilly. Photo by Tony Knox.
O'Reilly's work is concerned with the relationship between computer generated imagery and established printmaking techniques. He explores ideas of physicality, beliefs and conflict.
Impressit includes O'Reilly's works on perspex and works on vinyl. The works on perspex combine digital drawing with woodcut printing connecting the computer and hand produced. Full of metaphors and using comic like imagery the works have a sinister undercurrent.
The work on vinyl is more 'throw-away'. The graphics capture attention like a logo or advertising poster, however the computer generated 'warning' tape evokes a sense of unease.
O’Reilly graduated from the Royal College of Art printmaking department in 2001. He was Fellow in Printmaking at the Royal Academy Schools (2005-07) and is currently Senior Lecturer in Fine Art at Manchester Metropolitan University. His work has been exhibited in London, New York, San Francisco and Vienna, and most recently in Pushing Print, Margate and the International Print Triennial, Krakow in 2012. O’Reilly lives and works in London.
www.oranoreilly.co.uk
