Tobias Crone at Contemporary Print Media Research Center

Our fourth visiting artist Tobias Crone will be working on his new print and drawing projects at the center from April 10 through May 13, 2019.

After growing up in the swamps of the Northern German province, Tobias Crone studied printmaking at the Art Academy of Groningen in the Netherlands. Having suffered some short but intense romantic affairs with animation movies, installations and theatre, he managed to stick to his true love called intaglio printmaking, once introduced to him by his good ol’ pal, the pencil.

During his stay in Buenos Aires from 2012 to 2017, he began working on a series called ”Person Separation Device“: detailed figurative etchings, aquatints and drawings, the majority of them large monochrome prints with subtle color accents. These works depict fragile persons that get united through the “Person Unification Device” (an object that resembles a mattress), then travel together through a world of desolate swimming pools and tiled bathrooms, and at the end, enter the “Separation Device” (technically a turnstile).

He now lives on the cold hostile grounds of Berlin, continuing to work on his series. His works have been

displayed in various exhibitions around the world and received distinctions like the CIEC Foundation Grant 2018 (Spain) or the 2nd Prize of the Manuel Belgrano Printmaking Award (Argentina).Tobias Crone

ZineFest 2018

ZineFest. October 18th, and Zine Workshop October 19th, 2018. Multiples a 2 Day Screen Printing workshop. October 25th and 26th

Printmaking events and workshops were held at Elena Baskins Visual Arts print media studios as part of the UCSC Sesnon Gallery exhibition, Unique Multiples. Teaching with the Parkett Collection from the University of Castilla La-Mancha. A ZineFest including works of local and Bay Area graphic artists drew high participation and attendance.  Madeleine L. Keller conducted a zine workshop for students coordinated by Sesnon Gallery manager, UCSC alumni and printmaker Louise Leong. Little Giant Collective artist and UCSC alumni Ry Faraola, exhibited his graphic activist prints and provided students a two-day screen-printing workshop.

Zine workshop 1

Zine workshop 2

Screen printing workshop 1

Screen printing workshop 3Screen printing workshop

 

 

 

Moku Hanga: Printmaking in Tokyo Summer 2018

In Summer 2018 Professor Jimin Lee took a group of UCSC Art students to Japan to learn Japanese woodblock printmaking “Moku Hanga” known as the “Ukiyo-e technique” widely studied by artists today. While in the Western tradition, oil-based ink is applied with a roller and printed onto the papers surface, often with the help of a press, in the Japanese tradition water-based ink is applied with a brush and, while being printed by hand, is pressed deeply into the absorbent Japanese paper. This method deeply influenced some late 19th-century Post-Impressionist artists, such as Van Gogh, Toulouse Lautrec, Edgar Degas and Edouard Manet.

At Tokyo National University of the Arts, students studied the treasured historical skills and tools of Moku Hanga with greater understanding and appreciation. Classes included field trips to local museums and galleries, hands-on workshops at a traditional paper mill (washi) in Tokyo, and interactions with local visiting artists, master printmakers and other Japanese students. Through various class activities, excursions, and cultural visits students were exposed to diverse and multi-regional art practices that broadened their perspectives and increased their understanding not only in the field of print media but in the larger contemporary visual culture. These classes help stimulate and inspire our UCSC undergraduate art major students to prepare their artistic careers and expand their possibilities for study opportunities internationally.

https://studyabroad.ucsc.edu/programs/ucscfaculty-led/MokuHanga.html

http://art.ucsc.edu/news/moku-hanga-printmaking-tokyo-summer-2018

https://www.facebook.com/pg/UcscArtDepartment/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2173280409412575








Enrique Leal conducted three-day Silk Mezzotint workshop at Art Print Residence, Arenys de Munt, Spain

In March of 2018, associate professor Enrique Leal was invited to conduct a three-day Silk Mezzotint workshop at Art Print Residence, Arenys de Munt (Spain), a fine art press and research printmaking studio operated by Murta Edition directors Jordi Rosés and Clàudia Lloret. Participating artists from Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Ireland, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and the USA were introduced to the Silk Mezzotint, an alternative intaglio process that expands the traditional mezzotint technique by introducing non-toxic materials and allowing larger printing dimensions.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=artprint.residence.1&set=a.1255846534549683

Silk Mezzotint

Silk Mezzotint 2

Silk Mezzotint workshop APR 1

Israel Campos – Our Lady of Angels – May 24 – 26, 2018

Israel Campos

Our Lady of Angels

at The UCSC Contemporary Print Media Research Center, Baskin Art Studio G111

Exhibition dates: May 24 – 26,  2018

Reception with the artist: Friday, May 25,  4:00pm – 6:00pm

Israel Campos Our Lady of Angels Show

The Art Department and the Contemporary Print Media Research Center proudly present a solo exhibition of the work of Israel Campos entitled Our Lady of Angels.  Our visiting artist and a UCSC alumnus, Israel Campos will show recent  works, including new prints exploring the contemporary cultural landscape of Santa Cruz and its transformation since he was a student here.  Cities across the country are experiencing a deep changes driven by an affluent class.  Israel has investigated whether Santa Cruz is experiencing some of the same drastic changes currently taking place in Los Angeles.

Campos is a California-born artist currently living and working in Los Angeles. His work primarily draws on  his experiences living in Los Angeles as well as  Mexican traditions and contemporary social issues. He is heavily influenced by his upbringing in a community of first-generation Mexican immigrants and the relationship of his community with an ever-changing urban landscape. The Los Angeles he draws upon is heavily industrial and predominantly working class, where the sunshine and palm trees of the city provide a backdrop for sewing machines and 18- wheelers. Israel synthesizes and explores American and Mexican Cultures in his work as a reflection of the same cultural fusion happening throughout the city.

Israel graduated from the University of California Santa Cruz in 2011, developing his practice as a print media artist. He later acquired n MFA at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His work is in the permanent collections of the Kohler Art Library, the Zuckerman Museum of Art, and the Oregon College of Art and Craft. He has exhibited in venues across the country, including the ArtHelix Gallery in New York City, the Ronna snd Eric Hoffman Gallery of Contemporary Art in Portland, Oregon, and the Juanita Lowe Art Gallery in Imperial, California.

Israel Campos at Contemporary Print Media Research Center

Our third visiting artist and an UCSC alumni Israel Campos, will be working on his new print projects at the center from April 30 through May 25, 2018.

Israel plans to develop a body of work utilizing multiple print processes including photo-etching to explore the contemporary cultural landscape of Santa Cruz and the transformation the city has undertaken since he last visited the city as a student.  Cities across the country are experiencing a transformation driven by an affluent class.  Israel plans to investigate if Santa Cruz is experiencing some of the drastic changes currently underway in Los Angeles.

Artist Bio:

Israel Campos is a California born artist currently living and working in Los Angeles.

His work primarily draws from his experiences living in Los Angeles as well as from Mexican traditions, and contemporary social issues. His is heavily influenced by his upbringing in a community of first generation Mexican immigrants and the relationship of his community with an ever-changing urban landscape. The L.A. he draws from is heavily industrial and predominantly working class. The sunshine and palm trees of the city are backdrops to sewing machines and 18 wheelers. Israel synthesizes and explores American and Mexican Cultures in his work as a reflection of the same cultural fusion happening throughout Los Angeles.

Israel graduated from the University of California Santa Cruz in 2011 developing his practice as a print media artist. He later graduated with an MFA from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. His work is in the permanent collections of the Kohler Art Library, the Zuckerman Museum of Art and the Oregon College of Art and Craft. He has exhibited in venues across the country including the ArtHelix Gallery in New York City, the Ronna And Eric Hoffman Gallery of Contemporary Art in Portland, Oregon, and the Juanita Lowe Art Gallery in Imperial, California.

Link to Website http://israel-campos.com/


The Folder Project

The CPMRC has just received it’s edition of The Folder / Double Unfolding artist book with prints from the thirteen participating international research centers and print media departments. The prints will be on view at the University of California Santa Cruz Baskins Visual Arts Center from June 5 – 14, 2017. The exhibition catalogue and confirmed exhibition dates can be viewed on the following posted .pdf files.Continue Reading The Folder Project