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About
The Exhibits
Opening Reception : Friday,
January 19th, 2001 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. at The Print Center
In
Endi Poskovic's - large format, brightly hued woodcuts from La
Soufftance et L'Aventure
(a series which began in 1998 during a visit to Southern France) there
is a tension between the tedious
process
of making woodcuts and the poetic and whimsical nature of the images.
Enigmatically political, the prints are largely informed by recent events
in Poskovic's homeland, Sarajevo, Bosnia. "[It] started out as people
trying to make sense of things and ended up as nonsense," explains Poskovic
on the political situation in Bosnia. "[My work] is trying to make a
play and bring together sense and nonsense." In bringing these opposites
together, Poskovic encourages the viewer's participation in his work.
"I'm interested in the story being told and reinvented."
In each print, a single image is paired with a single word. Both image
and word are sometimes real and sometimes invented. For example, 'Endiana,'
in the exhibition title, is a play on the artist's first name and has
phonetic likeness to Indiana, one of the many states Poskovic has lived
in since he left Bosnia in 1986. Poskovic's work creates a playful,
often startling connection between words and images that together reference
themes of memory, displacement, voyage, alienation and migration.
Endi Poskovic is Assistant Professor at Whittier College, California
where he heads the Printmaking Digital Art Program. Poskovic studied
in Germany, Norway and Bosnia. Among his numerous awards, he has most
recently received grants from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation and Blue
Mountain Center. He has exhibited extensively and his prints are in
collections throughout the United States, Australia, Cuba, Croatia,
Japan, and Europe.
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About
The Print Center
Founded in 1915, The Print Center's mission is to support printmaking
and photography as vital contemporary arts and to encourage the
appreciation of the printed image in all its forms. The Print Center
has featured the work of well known artists such as Pablo Picasso,
Edvard Munch, Ansel Adams and Art Spiegelman. Today, The Print Center
holds approximately 11 exhibitions annually, The Print Center Series
continuing education program, residencies, mentoring opportunities
for artists, and original artwork for sale in The Print Center Galley
Store. Membership numbers over 2,000.
Upcoming Events
The Print Center Series : Critique
& Conversation
A unique opportunity for artists to BRING THEIR WORK for an informal
critique and to meet other artists. Each meeting is lead by a different
art professional (artist, critic, curator). Advanced registration
is necessary. $10 for members, $25 for non-members.
This Month
Wednesday, February 21, 2001, 5:00 -7:00 p.m.
Lisa Melandri -
Co-director of the Galleries at Moore College of Art and Design.
The Print Center Series : Gallery
Talks / Workshops
This
Month
Saturday, February 10,
2001 - 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Bookbinding Workshop w/ Instructors: Members
of Space 1026
Learn Coptic stitch and other forms of binding while making your
own book.
Participation fee (includes materials): $20 members; $30 non-members.
Advanced registration is necessary
Read
more about the upcoming Continuing Education Series events in InLiquids
Education Section
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