Badin vs. Fredericktown
Miamisburg graduation 2012
Valley View vs. Greenville
Writer and editor Home > Blogs > Brain Droppings > Archives > 2006 > April > 19 > Entry
Do you like prints?
Ahoy, all you art lovers (and I KNOW you’re out there…) you might do yourself a favore and stop by the Wright State University Art Galleries before April 30 to have a look at “Layered Inventions,” a group printmaking exhibition.
The show was the one that was up during the recent WSU ArtGala — which, I’m told, earned $100,000 for art student scholarships; very cool — so some of you may have seen it already at that well attended event.
Printmaking is difficult and specialized — a form of making art that most people don’t understand very well. But it’s also one that you can learn a lot about in a show like this, where you have a variety of techniques on display side by side for comparison and repeated viewing. Look for ways the artist layers on colors, and the ways that black plays a part, or not, in the image and composition.
The range of images by the collection of artists is original and eye-catching. You’ll find yourself wandering back and forth, taking this large show in in several stages, most likely.
I esp liked Laurie Sloan’s large, minimalist prints, and the way she takes advantage of an open white background, as well as Akiko Taniguchi’s busy, atmospheric landscapes, full of furious and minute black lines.
Check it out. The galleries are in the Creative Art Center on campus… visit www.wright.edu/artgalleries for hours and directions. It’s a free visit.
Have fun!
Permalink | |
