The Gowanus Studio Space is pleased to announce a group exhibition curated by its three 2010 printmaking fellows: Johee Kim, Rachel Ostrow and Maggie Wright. WITH PRINTS BY MARTIN BLAND, NOAH BREUER, CARDA BURKE, DEB CHANEY, BEN COHEN, ANGELA CONANT, EMILY ELSEN, BEKA GOEDDE, VALERIE HAMMOND, JOHEE KIM, ILIAS KOEN, MIRANDA LEIGHFIELD, GENEVIEVE LOWE, FRANK OLIVE, RACHEL OSTRO, KRISTA PETERS, SARAH NICOLE PHILLIPS, JULIA SAMUELS, FRANCESCO SIMETI, MICHAL SKIBA, KIKI SMITH, ERICA SVEC, MAGGIE TRAKAS, TOMAS VU, MAGGIE WRIGHT Pl... Read more

The Gowanus Studio Space is pleased to announce a group exhibition curated by its three 2010 printmaking fellows: Johee Kim, Rachel Ostrow and Maggie Wright.

WITH PRINTS BY
MARTIN BLAND, NOAH BREUER, CARDA BURKE, DEB CHANEY, BEN COHEN, ANGELA CONANT, EMILY ELSEN, BEKA GOEDDE, VALERIE HAMMOND, JOHEE KIM, ILIAS KOEN, MIRANDA LEIGHFIELD, GENEVIEVE LOWE, FRANK OLIVE, RACHEL OSTRO, KRISTA PETERS, SARAH NICOLE PHILLIPS, JULIA SAMUELS, FRANCESCO SIMETI, MICHAL SKIBA, KIKI SMITH, ERICA SVEC, MAGGIE TRAKAS, TOMAS VU, MAGGIE WRIGHT

Please join us at the reception on Friday, November 12th from 7pm-11pm.
BEER from Kelso of Brooklyn.
DJ POLKADOT spins that old-time country vinyl. DJ CHEWROCKS later, when the night gets dancey.
E FOR EFFORT tees by Beka Goedde and Rachel Ostrow for sale!
FREE Kiss prints by Angela Conant (printed from real lips!)

While the three residents have each had extensive professional printmaking experience in New York City printshops, their show focuses instead on the self-made print, culling from a wide variety of technique, including etching, lithography, woodcut and silkscreen. Traditional uses of the medium are abundant, but several prints blur the boundaries of the expected. Inked-up Reeses Peanut Butter cup wrappers, stamped balloons and faxed pages (edition numbered by their times through the machine) prove a dedication to the idea of printmaking without the use of a press or drawn matrix. Other prints are manipulated by additional media: pencil, collage, hand-coloring; media is also manipulated by printed matter. There are experimental uses of common printmaking effects – careful cut-outs of chine collé, collages of rainbow rolls – and plates which have been cut out, sandblasted, and etched with the impression of fresh pie.

A common thematic thread was not intentional at the outset, but as the curators selected work for the show certain themes became evident. The natural world provides a strong current, with nods to folk art and the mystical. Several animals and plants make appearances, as do depictions and abstractions of the natural and man-made landscape. In contrast, many works, often saturated with color, demonstrate a geometric precision in line and detail. Humor and wit is apparent and important – the exhibition does not intend to provide a serious analysis of recent DIY printmaking. Alternatively, it strives to offer an inclusive, light-hearted view of the variety of approaches and experimentation possible within the constructs of the medium. It is a harvest of many fruits united by the same tree.

The Gowanus Studo Space is a non-profit organization and a sponsored project of New York Foundation for the Arts, providing equipment, exhibition opportunities, and space to work for the artists and designers of New York City. To learn more about our space and mission, please visit www.GowanusStudio.org

The Gowanus Studio Space
166 7th Street, Ground Floor
Brooklyn, NY, 11215
info@gowanusstudio.org