Pacific Prints at Pacific Art League, 13th Biennial exhibition

One of my prints has been accepted into the juried exhibition Pacific Prints, which is the premier original print competition for the Pacific states. This 13th biennial exhibition is presented by the Pacific Art League. The exhibit runs from October 4 - November 23, 2006 in the Main Gallery and above in the Elizabeth Norton Studio. The juror was Joseph Zirker who has been an innovator in printmaking for over 40 years. A limited edition book was made for the exhibit. Sponsors for Pacific Prints include: Private Bank, University Art, Accent Arts, and Graphic Chemical.

The accepted print is entitled The Minotaur. It is a two-color woodblock print in ochre and brown inks. The image is 11"x13". It is displayed in a handsome wooden frame. The print is also available in brown and black inks.

The novel Fried Chicken Minotaur represents my four years spent with this great mythological enigma. The two-color print contains a self-portrait, a monster that was once worshipped as a god, an artist’s tools, and inspiration in the body of a woman. The Minotaur as an enigma speaks volumes about who we are, where we come from, and where we are going. Our best and worst are mutilated in the anguish of the present moment. However, the monster’s self-recognition as being a god is all that is required for love and bliss. The pathos of the myth of the Minotaur is almost unbearable to me. Fried Chicken Minotaur describes it, “The Minotaur. Once a God. And always. Forever present. The power of force behind every virtue. And virtue unheeded—the darkest vice. Bellowing unreconcilable anger at the shadow of past beatitude.”

Another piece is also on display upstairs in the Pacific Art League print room. The piece is entitled Heroic Potentiality. I will write more on that later.

Enjoy the link!

http://www.pacificartleague.org/exhibits/pacific_prints2006/entries/pp_entries1.html