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Posted by amze on March 14th, 2010 | 
We were just sent these great installation photographs of Eva Wylie installing her work at Gallery Joe in Philadephia. The exhibition, titled appropriate manipulate duplicate is a group show of print/digital-related work. With the recent posting about Eva’s work here, I thought it would be fulfilling to see these in progress shots of her site specific screen print work.
The exhibit features the work of William Betts, Gil Kerlin, Ati Maier, Andrew Millner as well as Eva Wiley, and I should have a post covering all the work in the show in the coming weeks. This exhibit will be up until April 25th, so if you are in town for Southern Graphics try to catch this one.
Thanks to Holly Holly Hobby Hobby’s Anni Altshuler for this scoop.
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Posted by amze on March 8th, 2010 | 
Katie Baldwin’s recent exhibition in the Print Center is a mighty fine example of contemporary moku hanga wood block printing. The show covers three bodies of work, Throwing our Things in the River, Things left behind, and another selection of prints of images of box designs that seem contain oblique narratives. Each collection are moku hanga wood block prints (multi-block & hand-printed) often with letter press text overprinted. The prints intimate in size and are printed in small editions. The text below in an excerpt from the artist’s statement, and it enumerates the magical thinking that provides an interior structure of these strange and magical images.
My images create a visual narrative, bearing witness to both the ordinary and extraordinary events of human life. I work in series; my prints complete each other as a non-linear account that attests to the complexity of the human condition. In this work, I am utilizing a perspective based on multiple points of view. I am interested in challenging the unity of time by the defiance of scale and by showing several moments at once. Daily life intersects with themes of work, relationships, culture, natural disasters and dumb luck.
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Posted by amze on November 29th, 2009 |
This event is so big it deserves it’s own post! Mark your calendars and pack your bags Philagrafika 2010 is coming to Philadelphia with the start of the new year. Beginning on January 10th and running through April 11th, Philagrafika 2010 will be presenting a staggering array of print exhibitions and events making it one of the most important art events for print globally, in line with Documenta and the other international art biennial and triennial events. Under the artistic direction of José Roca, and working with a power-house line-up of curators, Philagrafika (the member supported non-profit Philadelphia print organization) has assembled an unbelievable cast of artists, exhibitions and events (including but not limited to SGC International’s Mark/Remarque Conference). Here’s their description of the core concepts:
 Involving more than 300 artists at more than 80 venues throughout the city, Philagrafika 2010 will be one of the largest art events in the United States and the world’s most important print-related exposition. Prominent museums and cultural institutions across Philadelphia are participating in Philagrafika 2010, offering regional, national and international audiences the opportunity to see contemporary art that references printmaking in dynamic, unexpected ways and to experience the rich cultural life of the city in the process. The Philagrafika 2010 festival is the result of more than five years of planning by a group of enthusiastic and committed individuals who have mobilized the entire community around a common interest. The Artistic Director and the members of the curatorial team traveled extensively across the country and across continents, visiting studios, print shops, biennials and other art events in search of artists to include. And the administrative staff of Philagrafika, the Artistic Director and the curatorial team have worked closely with local institutions in planning and implementing a wide range of exhibitions, public programs and events, resulting in a citywide collective effort, which appropriately reflects the collaborative nature of printmaking itself.
Read more after the jump.
Continue reading Philagrafika 2010, America’s largest Print Festival is Coming Soon!
Posted by amze on October 27th, 2009 | 
Print Liberation the design/screen printing collective has opened a retail space in the Northern Liberties section of Philadephia. We’ve posted a while back about the interesting work produced by the folks at Print Liberation, you can read about it here. This foray into retail seems like an obvious next move, with their design business established, their T-shirts and totes have a steady following, and their screen printing hand book has been well received by the DIY scene. The store layout matches the spirit of their design aesthetic, bold, irreverent, and yes, gleeful.
More pictures after the jump.
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Posted by amze on October 7th, 2009 | 
Another amazing print show just opened at Space 1026 in Philadelphia, this time featuring the woodcut prints and sculptures of Dennis McNett. Now I don’t normally go in for too much hyphen-enfused hyperbole, but in all sincerity this show is chock-a-block full of jaw-dropping awesomeness. The exhibition blurb:
The Year of the Wolfbat began in NYC in June and has since trekked across the US stopping for exhibitions, artist talks and workshops along the way. The migratory flight of the Wolfbats has swooped in for shows at Fecal Face Dot Gallery in San Francisco and Thinkspace Gallery in Los Angeles. Their tour will culminate at Space 1026 in Philadelphia with an installation of print-derived sculpture and mural, accompanied by unique and editioned works both large and small.
The gallery will be transformed into a loud psychedelic woodcut landscape. Duck your head walking in and make way for an entire flock of hotheaded Wolfbats swooping overhead, not to mention the supercharged eagles diving out of their path to let them through. New wood carved pieces, relief cut prints, masks and oversize tapestries. Leopards with serpent tails, goat heads wrapped in snakes, angry beasts, eagles fighting snakes, bats, and of course, Wolfbats!
 Anyone unfamiliar with Dennis McNett, He’s truly on the front end of the woodcut revival, check out his website. There are many great examples of his work and colorful snippets about his past and motivations. The Year of the Wolfbat will be on display at Space 1026 through the month of October, so don’t miss it!
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Posted by Jason Urban on July 22nd, 2009 | Avi Oslick, a resident of Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood, has a beef with Bank of America and is using the vinyl signage to let everyone know. In a time when some suggest the power of print media is waning, this is a classic, no-frills example of the strength of a graphic statement. While it may be an extreme reaction to a penalty fee related to a cancelled check, I for one am glad to see someone printing a banner to express thier feelings. Say it loud, say it with vinyl!
 Girard Avenue in Fishtown, Philadelphia, PA.
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Posted by amze on April 7th, 2009 | 
The Jackleg Testament is the creation of artist and musician Jay Bolotin. This surreal and engaging “woodcut motion picture” has been touring galleries and museums since 2006. Yes, it is made entirely of relief prints that were animated and set to an original score.
We in philadelphia are lucky enough to have the piece travel to the Morris Gallery of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts where it will be free and on view until May 12th. The rest of you unfortunates can still experience it here via the Youtube. I don’t pretend to know how to put into words the scope of this operatic project, but if you have the time it’s really worth the watching.
Posted by amze on March 12th, 2009 | 
As seen on the street in Philadelphia, a poster by Alex Lukas, an artist from the Space 1026 art collective (Thanks Mr.Kiji).
While it is hard to determine when this was hung-up the advice will probably have lasting appeal, at least into the near future.
Posted by amze on December 12th, 2008 | 
A recent trip to the Franklin Court Historic Site in Philadelphia bore some printeresting fruit. The Franklin Court was renovated in the lead-up to our nations Bicentennial and is full of some fine spirit of 76-style national park activities, including the giant “ghost Structure” designed by Robert Venturi, to give one a sense of where the original Franklin residence would have been, the so-called Underground Museum (which is truly weird, with it’s working Armonica, interactive phone bank and a broken animatronic display of Franklin’s arrival at the French court), a working post office and the Franklin printing office and Bindery. The Printing Office is described by the park service as containing, “Demonstrations of 18th century printing and binding equipment… Printing demonstrations are given by Park Services rangers.” Yes, you read that correctly, print demos by park rangers and I have pictures to prove it.
Posted by amze on November 2nd, 2008 | 
Ennis Karter had a busy month. As founder and director of Design for Social Impact & The Social Arts she has been busy executing an amazing array of activities surrounding her exhibition Posters for the People: Public Art Then & Now. The exhibition examines the, “75-year history of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), through the lens of posters created by artists for various federal governmental agencies and material from the Museum Extension Project, which are part of Design for Social Impact’s collection”. In keeping with the spirit of the New Deal artworks the exhibition includes work by kids in Philadephia’s Mural Arts Project, who worked with local Screen artists, Candy DePew. The exhibition can be seen at The Mural Arts Gallery in Philadelphia through November 26th.
The expo (which ran from October 24th-26th) included print workshops around the city, where the public was invited to work with local print artists to create their own posters, panel discussions, a book launch for the Posters for the People book, a New Deal Film festival and if you can believe it, a field day.
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