Printing for the people

Palo Alto Weekly writer, Rebecca Wallace wrote an article about the current print exhibit at the Pacific Art League’s Norton Gallery. Entitled Printing for the people the article states that the, “Influential medium gets the spotlight in exhibit showing many types of printmaking.”

A the opening of the exhibit, Printmakers of the Pacific Art League, Kent Maske, a Foothill College art professor and printmaker, gave a lecture about the influence of printmaking in Western history. Printmaking was the art medium that allowed for the greatest spread of ideas and culture.

Body Heat the 4-color reduction woodblock print was displayed at the exhibit.

The book Myth & Medium describes the piece as follows:
Body Heat
26.25"x20.25"
4-color reduction block print. Translucent yellow, green, blue, and navy blue.

While working on this print I was absorbed in the recognition of the body as an expression of energy and a manifestation of consciousness. A slight transparency was added to some of the inks to communicate the simultaneity of our embodied self-expression.

Printmakers of the Pacific Art League will be on display from JUNE 1 - 27, 2007.