samedi 4 janvier 2014
lundi 9 septembre 2013
E.J. [Ted] Howorth
Printmaker E. J. Howorth has exhibited internationally, nationally and locally, with work in Canadian and international collections. Inspired by visual perception and narrative and influenced by process, Howorth bridges the digital and traditional in his work. In the 1980s and 1991, he introduced water-based screenprinting to Open Studio in Toronto, the University of Manitoba and to Druckwerkstatt/BBK in Berlin. A full-time lecturer in printmaking at the University of Manitoba, Howorth has a long-standing association with Open Studio, Toronto and Martha Street Studio, Winnipeg.
E.J.Howorth studied at the Universities of Manitoba, North Dakota and Minnesota, at Metchosin, and with Atelier Arcay in Paris.
mercredi 17 juillet 2013
lundi 6 mai 2013
estampes: Laura Bydlowska
Laura Bydlowska was born in Warsaw, Poland. She currently resides in Toronto, Ontario and prints at Open Studio.
Laura obtained a B.A. (Hons.) in Art History and Studio Art from the University of Guelph. Later, while pursuing her Master of Museum Studies at the University of Toronto, she interned at the Royal Academy of Arts in London where she completed a print that was displayed in the RA staff show. Recently, her work was featured in a traveling exhibition with the Ontario Society of Artists called “pARTners: A Collaboration,” the Japanese Paper Place “Under 30 at 30” exhibition, and Open Studio's annual “100 Prints” show.
ARTIST STATEMENT - PRINT WORKS
Laura Bydlowska's abstract prints reveal hidden caverns, overgrown burrows, sediment layers and sprouting fauna, occasionally dotted with small amounts of colour. Exploring the underside of the natural world, Laura tends to limit her control over the etching process so that the overall look is purposefully unrefined.
vendredi 8 mars 2013
Robert Rutherford - "silkscreens"
Robert Rutherford was
born and raised in Ontario. He studied with David Blackwood at Trinity College
School, at the Banff School of Fine Arts, at L’Ecole des Beaux Arts d’Avignon,
France, and at the Ontario College of Art. In the mid 1970’s, Robert moved to
the Atlantic region where he continues to live and explore coves and ports. It
is from these landscapes that Robert creates his art. He has developed his
skill as a serigraph printmaker in unique ways. His manipulation of the up to
thirty screens involved in each image, creates visual textures and shadings not
usually found in serigraphs. Robert enjoys a playful nature and his works
reflect that inquisitiveness. Movement plays an important role in many of his
works; the path of a water current, the roll of a cloud or a Viking ship
sailing through the sky. He says of his method, “Several times each year, I
pack my thirty five year old classic motorcycle with camping gear and explore
part of Atlantic Canada. When a good subject shows up, I find a quiet hill and
draw for two or three hours. No photographs. The image is translated in the
oldest, most direct language of symbols.” Robert challenges us to look around
at the land and sea that is so familiar, and then helps us to realize it in a
new way. Robert Rutherford’s paintings and prints have exhibited in solo and
group exhibitions throughout Central and Eastern Canada. His work is found in
collections such as; Nova Scotia Art Bank, Saint Mary’s University, Burnaby Art
Gallery, Royal Military College, Imperial Oil Co., and Parks Canada.
dimanche 6 janvier 2013
Kath Rutherford - jan le 10 jusqu'a fév le 30 - hand coloured mezzotint engravings
When I was introduced to
mezzotint twenty eight years ago, I bonded with the technique
immediately...I loved everything about it, including the huge time commitment.
The rich soft dark tones
characteristic of the mezzotint, are achieved by repeatedly 'rocking' a
curved serrated blade on polished copper plate. Few artists today have the time to rock a plate for the days it
takes to cover the plate completely in one direction, and then again at right angles to the first
and so on until at least twelve different directions have
been rocked. The rocked plate will print a solid black, which is then
scraped with a knife to create a range of tones. The finished plate
is then inked, wiped and rolled through a press with dampened paper, then,
in most cases watercolour paint is added.
Drawing directly on the
plate with only sketches to guide me, I hope to share a quiet wit &
playfulness. Most of my works are small...most subjects could be held in a
hand. My images are carefully constructed and precisely detailed
compositions inspired by
humourous interpretations of proverbs, folklore and sayings.
I would like to share
this quote as a New Year's wish
Play
with Abandon.
Choose
without Regret.
Make
Mistakes and Make New Things.
Appreciate
Everything.
Continue
to Learn.
Do
what we Love.
Make More,
Use Less.
Dream
Dangerously.
Live like this is all there is!
Phases of the Moonsnail 21/35 6" x 18"
Red Sky at Morning 30/35 6" x 18"
dragon lady 15/30 9" x 9"
On Thin Ice AP 1 6" x 18"
A Close Knit Community get Socked In AP 1/5 12" x 6"
saucer magnolia 17/35 9" x 9"
Butterfly effect 3/40 10" x10"
The Never Ending Yarn 8/20 11" x 18"
Pecking Order 3/35 6" x 18"
Night Cap 41/45 6" x 6"
Learning the Ropes AP 2/5 4" x12"
Heartwarming printers proof 9" x 9"
Daisy Chain 3/35 12" x 4"
Spot of Tea 23/40 10" x 10"
Mackerel Sky not Twenty Four Hours Dry 23/35 6" x 18"
On a Roll 17/35 6" x 18"
Mares Tales AP 2/3 4" x 18"
Biography
born Montreal, PQ,
Canada 1956
Kath
Kornelsen-Rutherford was first introduced to intaglio printmaking while
studying with David Silverberg at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New
Brunswick where she met her husband, fellow printmaker Robert Rutherford. In
1978 they moved to Musquodoboit Harbour, on the Eastern Shore of
Nova Scotia and began to build two print studios. In 1982, with the
first of two Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Awards, she continued her intaglio studies with Ed Porter, at the Nova
Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax, N.S. Here she began to shift
from the chemical process of etching on copper, preferring instead the direct
engraving techniques of mezzotint and dry point.
Kath
Kornelsen-Rutherford's work has been selected for the covers of several books, and her
work can be found in numerous private, public and corporate collections
including the Canada Council Art Bank, the Nova Scotia Art Bank, Hudson's Bay
Company, Husky Oil, Calgary, Alberta and Parks Canada, Newfoundland. Over the
past thirty years, she has exhibited her engravings in many solo and group
shows, including national and international juried events. In addition to
engraving, she also creates public and private mosaic tile installations.
mardi 6 novembre 2012
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