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IEEB 5 Concept
IEEB chose to focus until now on the general aspects of experimental printmaking with an extended vision even from the geographic point of view. This was meant to answer to the imperative needs of making a statement as a reaction to the current status of printmaking around the world, seen by far as a traditional technique and unintegrated to the contemporary art movement.
After 4 fulfilling editions, with positive reactions from artists, curators and theoreticians, we have decided that a more focused edition in terms of concept and of a well-defined geographic area could provide important results on the analysis of the role of experimental printmaking and experiment with the use of printmaking within a certain cultural and socio-political context.
Therefore the 5th edition of IEEB will pay attention to Central and Eastern Europe contemporary printmaking faced with its Western counterpart (North America and Western Europe).
Projects
Mihai Zgondoiu - The Artist's Golden Hand
Date and Location: February 25 - April 1st, 2012, The Contemporary Art Gallery, National Brukenthal Museum, Sibiu, (RO), 6 Tribunei Str.
Curator: Olivia Nitis
Opening: Saturday, February 25, 2012, 12:00 hours
The contemporary artist watches permanently. He is looking for visual and conceptual solutions in the closeness of things, and also in the expression of the accidental, of the daily self-referential phenomenon, as, for example, a fracture. The Artist's Golden Hand is a delightful satirical visual discourse, as the literary writing Metamorphosis or The Golden Donkey by Apuleius, where the author reflects the reality of a society still divided nowadays between materiality and spirituality. Mihai Zgondoiu uses the accident in postmodern key applying the theory fragmentarity on his own body. The hand, arm and namely the artist’s forearm is the tool of irony towards the status and identity of the contemporary artist, that trendy artist, well marketed and enveloped in an aura of inaccessibility. Mihai Zgondoiu turns his wounded hand into an artifact, into an object worthy of aesthetic contemplation, an object which went through all stages of transformation, like in alchemy, towards the revealing gold. The photographs in this preview capture very well the almost fetishized nature of the hand, being completed, in the extended version of the project, with object and video-performance where the ironic narrative comes to reveal the polishing process directly related to the iconic result. Beyond the corrupted individuals’ reaction to the many manipulating facets of the body fragment, beyond social hysteria, Mihai Zgondoiu seeks, above all, a reference to himself through amusement and ironic detachment. The Artist's Golden Hand is not only a scan of contemporary reality, but also a healthy approach of self irony in a world where the value balance strongly influenced by political, economic, psychological... factors it's hard to keep. (Olivia Nitis)
Orit Hofshi - Pharos - at Locks Gallery, March 2–April 13, 2012
Locks Gallery is pleased to present Pharos, an exhibition of 15 wall-sized wood block prints and ink drawings by Israeli artist Orit Hofshi. This will be her first exhibition at the gallery, on view March 2nd through April 13th, 2012. There will be a reception for the artist on Friday,
March 2nd, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm.
Reception: Friday, March 2nd, 5:30 - 7:30pm
Gallery hours: Tues - Sat, 10am - 6pm
download the Press Release
more on: www.locksgallery.com
Participating countries 2012 - 2014: Austria, Poland, Romania, Russia
STRABAG SE is one of the leading construction groups in Europe. Operating from its core markets of Austria and Germany,
the company is also active through numerous subsidiaries in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe as well as in selected markets
of Western Europe and on other continents. After 15 years of supporting the arts in Austria the fine art initiatives of the company
have been positioned in relation to important group locations and core markets.
The Strabag Artaward International is an award for the promotion of art in the fields of painting and drawing for artists of up to 40 years of age. From 2012 to 2014 artists from Austria, Poland, Romania and Russia are invited to participate.
Please find rules of award and information (prize fund, online application, procedure) here >
We request to provide this information to interested artists and are looking forward to your participation!
INVITATION FOR ONLINE APPLICATION: 16 Jan –26 Feb 2012
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS 2012-2013
Artists who are not members of Engramme and who wish to present a solo exhibition project for Engramme’s 2012- 2013 program should submit the following:
• a recent curriculum vitae
• an artist’ statement
• a text describing the exhibition proposal
• 15 to 20 images on CD, JPG files, of recent works, preferably referring to the project proposition
• a media file
• a self-address stamped envelope
Uncompleted file could compromise the evaluation of submission. Engramme encourages exhibition projects in which printmaking plays a dominant role. Selected by a jury.
The deadline is April 15th, 2012
Address: Engramme, 501, rue St-Vallier Est , Quebec (Quebec) G1K 3P9 CANADA
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web: http://www.engramme.ca
New online portfolio
Judyta Bernas (Poland)
Printmaking news
The Jyvaskyla Centre for Printmaking
The Jyvaskyla Centre for Printmaking welcomes printmakers to apply for a one month artist-in-residence in Jyvaskyla, Finland. The residence is expected to happen in October/November 2011. The deadline for the application is May 31, 2012.
For the application we need a fulfilled application form, a working plan, curriculum vitae and at least 6 digital images of your latest works. You will find the application form in our website: http://www3.jkl.fi/taidemuseo/grafiikkakeskus/english.htm
We will offer you free working at the print shop (except plates, papers and special materials), free accommodation at our guest room and a grant of 400 € for living and material costs.
