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910 Santa Fe #15, Denver, Colorado, USA upstairs in the 910 Arts Complexin Denver's Art District on Santa Fe720.230.4566 • alicia (at) abecedariangallery.comOpen by appointment |
Online exhibition catalog:Includes work by the following artists:Aileen Bassis
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The Printed Page II February 19 - April 2, 2016 The exhibition features a broad range of both wall-works and book works that utilize hand-printed elements in their production. The works in the exhibition were selected by Sarah Carter. Juror Remarks: As the Director of Bridwell Art Library at the University of Louisville, I am honored to have been asked to judge the works in this exhibit. Thank you to Alicia Bailey of Abecedarian Gallery for the opportunity to view and consider each of these works. My introduction to artist’s books began at the Indiana University’s Fine Arts Library under the legendary art librarian BJ Irvine. In my previous position at the Kimbrough Library at Ringling College of Art + Design I began to collect artist’s books widely, expanding the collection more than two-fold. The Printed Page II celebrates the myriad possibilities printmaking presents for book artists. Throughout history, and in many cultures, prints have been used to convey ideas from creators to viewers. Printmaking is naturally suited to making ideas available to a wider audience, which makes them ideal for the artist’s book format. When reviewing submissions for The Printed Page II, I especially noted those works that displayed attention to materials, appropriateness of format, and high technical execution. The resulting 41 pieces include a broad variety of printmaking techniques, including pressure prints, aquatints, reductive woodcuts, monoprints, and more. These techniques are part of a spectrum of inventive processes artists have developed and applied over centuries as they sought to express themselves and work with materials at hand. Materials immediately convey a sense of the book’s purpose and affect how the reader interacts with each work. Artists in this exhibit demonstrated thoughtfulness in their selection, with a wide variety of papers, textiles, metals, and even repurposed materials. Artists also carefully considered book format as a tool for conveying ideas. Dos-à-dos bindings tell stories with parallels, accordion books direct a viewer’s attention across panoramic sagas, and broadsides allow for sustained concentration on an individual anecdotes. Finally, technical execution of each book, from print registration to final binding technique, is to be complimented.
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