版画の断面＿４

Photos from the exhibition 版画の断面＿４ held last month at the Tohoku University of Art and Design.

Lithography

Since coming to Japan, my work has become more and more detailed. This is both in the image complexity and the care with which I am drawing. I have been very pleased with the result of such work, but each piece seems to take more and more time and mental and physical energy. It also means that you have more to lose if one of these plates you have invested so much in doesn't work out (as what happened to me this week).
I am really questioning whether this style of working is really worth it. Art should have a balance between struggle and enjoyment, and currently I think that balance may be a little off.

International students' exhibition

Thank you everyone who came to ここから始まる芸術２０１２ at Tokyo University of the Arts. Tomorrow is the last day to go check out a wide variety of work by international students from all the art departments at geidai.
I exhibited a selection of a new series of work combining invented food language and tattoos. Linocut, lithography and thread on paper.

Vancouver

I am currently exhibiting two lithographs on japanese paper in a group show in Vancouver.
The Canada-Japan Printmaking Exhibition runs from Oct 1 - Oct. 20 at Capilano University Studio Art Gallery.
Info for the gallery can be found here.

Back to Work

The summer vacation has come to an end and it is time to get back to the studio.Yesterday I printed a small lino cut I carved over the holidays. As you can see I am printing it on the offset press. The benefits of printing offset is things print just as carved (no reversal) and print very flat (although sometimes a bit of relief in the paper is a nice touch).
I had the idea of creating a mount fuji shaped pile of spaghetti, but I don't it is clear enough to understand unless I tell you... which I just did.

I decided to carve into the lino again and reprint... not sure which version I like better.

東京芸術大学の留学生展示

Stuffed

Thanks to everyone who came to Stuffed at Platform! It was a great experience and I hope to show work in Australia again someday! Here are some photos for those of you who couldn't make it.

I would also like to thank all the lovely people working at gaffa and my friend Shirley Cho, who is curating Platform, for helping me put the show together.