Redefining Print
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Redefining Print is the name for Double Elephant’s new 2 year project, which will examine and explore the nature of printmaking today. We LOVE printmaking and we want it to be used and explored by all artists, not just those who are trained and practiced in printmaking. Printmaking has huge life and character and we know there’s massive potential for how printmaking is perceived and utilised.
It’s common that those artists who go to art school, learn something of printmaking there. It’s also common that after art school, without the access to the presses and other equipment, that printmaking fails to remain a viable part of their artist’s practice. Without access to technical support and equipment, it is difficult for contemporary artists to have printmaking as a potential resource for exploration.
Contemporary artists ask questions about the world we live in. They do this through the work they make, both the way they make it (known as ‘process’) and what they make (the ‘output’). Both the process and the output have boundless, limitless possibilities.
So, to explore how we could redefine print, Double Elephant will collaborate with contemporary artists to explore what they think about printmaking, and all of its characteristics including, the community, the customs, the sensory environment (smells, touch etc.)
And.. Da Ta! Our commissioned artists are: Mary Leahy, Bryony Gillard, Clare Thornton and Katy Connor. (Welcome! We can’t wait to meet you!) Alongside these 4 artists we have commissioned a writer, Carolyn Black and a film from artist Volkhardt Muller.
These six artists are the foundations. Their close questioning and exploration will lead the way. Come and join the journey.
Culture Data Projector - a new commission
Culture, Data, Projector is a Fabian’s Film multidisciplinary collaborative project between five Artists/Filmmakers and Met Office Scientists. The aim is to produce a series of five (5 minute) documentary films, which explore the artistic possibilities of using data (digital, electronic and traditional hardcopy archives) as part of a documentary narrative.
I've been exploring the Informatics Lab, a Met Office initiative to look at creative ways to make data useful. They have tons and tons of data and they want to see how it can be useful to us... or me or you. I'm going to be seeing if I can create a series of component animations that 'seem' to interact with their developing 3D visualisation of weather data.
Supported using public funding by Arts Council England. Also funded by Exeter City Council.
In collaboration with The Met Office (Exeter), Exeter City Council, Exeter College and the Open Data Institute.
Devon Open Studios 2015
Emma Molony: Sidmouth Tree
Emma Molony: Seashore
For one weekend in September Emma Molony and I are showing and selling original prints. Last time we did this was 5 years ago. We are in the Bomb Shelter in Beer, East Devon. Come and see us!
11th, 12, 13th September 2015
Open 11-6pm each day
Bomb Shelter, Fore Street, Beer, East Devon
Five Women Printmakers
I exhibited a range of prints both from To Have and to Hold and Living On with White Moose Gallery in Barnstaple in April- June this year. The opening event, and the talk at North Devon Arts and the two drypoint demos that I did, were all really well attended. Its a friendly lot up in North Devon and I enjoyed meeting lots of artists and arts supporters.
Interview in Arts Award Voice
An interview with Arts Award Voice for International Womens' Day.
The monotype drawings of Rosa Parks and Maya Angelou are from a set I did for IWD2015 and inspired a public workshop I ran with Devon United Women about our inspirational women.