ARTIST TALK: Rubber Stamp Printing with Paul Loughney

Wednesday, June 8
6:30pm-7:30pm
Location
Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop
323 West 39th St, Second Floor
New York, NY 10018

Please join us for an artist talk and demo. In this talk Paul Loughney will demonstrate  the vast array of effects that can be gained by using multiple color rubber stamps  to create fast, small scale print production. The demo will feature options for creating prints in one of two ways: a singular fine arts image or more a craft element that employs both a single image and pattern making. The talk is a preview of what is to come in his workshop which will run from June 18-19th. The workshop will cover use of tools, registration of image to paper, creating a key block, different kinds of papers for printing and the differences between oil and water soluble inks.

Paul Loughney received his MFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University and his Certificate in Printmaking from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, PA. He has worked in a variety of 2D media including printmaking, drawing and painting, but has focused almost exclusively on collage since 2007.

Pete Williams Closing Reception

"New York Commercial"

Pete Williams first solo exhibition in New York City

Closing reception Thursday, April 21st from 6pm-8pm

Pete Williams first solo show in New York, NEW YORK COMMERCIAL, features work inspired by journeys the artist has taken. Large woodblocks depict the view at the end of his daily runs back in Wales, while smaller lithographs explore imagery drawn from his trip to New York City and the outskirts of Beijing. Through the course of this exhibition Williams will also be creating a 6 foot by 8 foot American flag out of plastic bags containing red, white and blue objects. The finished piece, a collection of ephemera both gathered by Williams and contributed by visitors, will be physical representation of his experience in New York.

Born in London, UK, Artist Pete Williams is the founder/director of Print Market Project, a new Sculpture & Printmaking Workshop based in Cardiff, Wales.  Williams has exhibited extensively in Wales and Europe and has also curated numerous shows. Williams continues to live and teach in Wales, developing alternative printmaking techniques.

Exhibition dates: April 12th - April 21st

ARTIST TALK/DEMO

Thursday, March 24th
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop

EFA, 323 West 39th St, 2nd Floor

New York, NY 10018

FREE

Please join us for an artist talk/demonstration of Koyori monotypes by guest artist Choichi Nishikawa. A monotype is a unique impression print made by drawing or painting on a smooth, non-absorbent surface or by inking an entire surface and then removing ink to create a subtractive image. During this talk, Nishikawa will demonstrate traditional monotyping as well as his personal technique of using Koyori strings and tissue paper to emboss and texture his prints.

Choichi Nishikawa is a visiting artist living and working in Japan. He has had numerous exhibitions both nationally and internationally and is part of various collections including Watanabe Press/Pace Editions NYC, Kurobe City Museum (Japan), Municipal Museum of Art Gyor (Hungary), and more.  

SIP FELLOWSHIP NOW OPEN!

STUDIO IMMERSION PROJECT  

Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop is now accepting applications for our 2011 Fellowship! All applications must be submitted by 6:00 PM April 29th, 2011. For details on eligibility, how to apply and recipient awards, click here: http://www.efanyc.org/rbpmw-sipapplic/ .

Studio Immersion Project (SIP) is an intense workspace project designed to introduce artists from multiple disciplines to printmaking.  SIP encourages and supports the technical and conceptual evolution of creative practice for both emerging and experienced artists.  SIP invites artists seeking creative exploration through printmaking, regardless of expertise, to apply their creative knowledge and conceptual goals to the print medium.

RBPMW receives critical funding from the New York State Council on the Arts, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the Milton & Sally Avery Arts Foundation.

OPENING AND GALLERY TALK

Reception: Thursday, March 10th 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Gallery Talk: 5:30pm - 6:00pm

Exhibition Dates: March 10 - April 7

Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop is proud to announce the opening of Steve Johnson's Flight Lessons.  This body of work plays with the social disparity between those with the power of flight and those who are grounded. Johnson has been captivated by the concept of flight since childhood, spending his time capturing, observing, and releasing birds much like a Darwinian naturalist.  This detailed, observational approach and curiosity formed the foundation of Johnson's delicate, yet energetic, style of draftsmanship. His grand social narrative unfolds with an anthropomorphic cast of chickadees and rats, heroic in all of their beauty and malice.

Steve Johnson's studio practice is based in drawing and painting; he works primarily in gray scale utilizing the warm and cool tones of canvas, graphite, gesso, and paint. Johnson's work explores the concept of the mock-heroic and the absurdity of everyday life; his graphic sensibility and strong marks take these themes to a monumental scale, reminiscent of painters such as Rubens and Turner. Johnson personifies emotional conflicts in the form of birds, rabbits, and horses.

Location: Blackburn 20|20, EFA 323 West 39th St, Fl 5

(between 8th and 9th Ave)

Gallery hours: By appointment.