The figures leap through our vision, "mermaid-like", I love her range of tones and the sense of space. The fact that one of the figures is wearing spectacles is also a humorous touch. I think that's a planet in the upper left corner?.
Next, Glen Skein from Mackay, Queensland, Australia. His assemblages and box works which you can see on his website. are very inspiring - take a look at them. Number 3 is by my associate Naoji Ishiyami - talented fellow that he is, whose work I very much admire.
I like the surreal dreamlike quality to Naoji's imagery and his use of aquatint at which I think he is quite adept. We exhibited together at the Falun Graphic Triennial, held at the Dalarnas Museum in Sweden back in 2007. See HERE for images of the visit,
exhibition, artworks shown by the other artists.That exhibition which really was a great experience - came about very much through the initiative and far reaching efforts of Modhir Ahmed another talented print maker friend, based in Sweden, who like Naoji seems to be very much in the spotlight when it comes to receiving awards.
I came across this photo of a page from an artists book - on Modhir's website - it's one
from a series of about 5, documenting the project he undertook as a collaboration with
renowned Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer
Here is an extract from a poem of his, called "Haiku"
"Carried by darkness.
I met an immense shadow
in a pair of eyes.
These milestones
have set out on a journey.
Hear the wood-dove’s voice.
I met an immense shadow
in a pair of eyes.
These milestones
have set out on a journey.
Hear the wood-dove’s voice.
Resting on a shelf
in the library of fools
the sermon-book, untouched.
This final image is wonderful - I love the over layering which artist Monika Meler uses.
She refers to it as "diffused relief printing" I have got to find out more about this??
Please if anyone knows what is meant by this phrase - let me know !!!
Oh by the way I came across Monikas wonderful image on the Protius Mag blog which has some excellent artwork - well worth a visit .
FOOTNOTE: Thanks to those people who took the time to post some comments on here about this process. I even had an email from the lovely Monika, in response to my questions.
Hi,Aine.
ReplyDeleteI have some info on Monika Melers technique.
I even can direct you to a video showing in detail about the process.
here is the link http://www.temple.edu/tyler/printmaking/SGC2010.html
Good luck with investigating.
Elisabeth
Aine,
ReplyDeleteMonika did a demo of diffused relief at the SGC Conference in Philadelphia this year. It was at Tyler School for Art and they posted a video of the demo on their website. Monika's is the last one on this page: http://www.temple.edu/tyler/printmaking/SGC2010.html. We've been playing with it here in Phoenix and really love it.
hi Aine, all of these artists' prints are beautiful. so very inspiring. me too, i am very curious about the 'diffused relief printing'. did you ever find out? i only came across a brief description about it here: http://artsincubatorkc.org/inkubator-press/events/
ReplyDeletealso want to let you know the words you left for me still resonate with me...thank you, dear Aine...
hi aine, i've found your blog through elisa (dreams between the worlds). i was also curious about this term 'diffuse relief print' and so i googled it. i found, among other things, this link: http://artsincubatorkc.org/inkubator-press/events/
ReplyDeletethe event itself has happened, but there's a blurb that explains a teeny bit about this technique. maybe that's useful?
cheers,
s