ARTISTS STATEMENT
\nThis exhibition endeavors to provide an insight into the diverse range of Printmaking and Book Arts taking place in Utah today. The invited artists represent differ ent areas of the state\, and are at different stages in their careers: som e recent graduates and others more established artists and educators.
\ n\;The show also reflects the array of techniques and approaches e mployed by the artists as they have created their prints\, and include wor ks in Etching\, Lithography\, Letterpress\, Collagraphy\, Relief Printing\ , Original Digital Prints and Book Arts. Several of the works have employe d multiple mediums to create the final image.
\n\;The technique s mentioned here are all very different\; some are quite tactile\, some mo re drawing like\, and others photographic\, but all can be included under the term - Printmaking. Book Arts pieces can include the above print techn iques but may also include many other technical aspects of the discipline\ , such as book binding and papermaking to name just two.
\n\;Th e works in this exhibit also reveal the personal interests of the artists\ , and the concepts that are of most interest to them. No theme was set as we wanted the work to indicate the personal direction of the artists\, and how this is then realized in combination with a particular medium. Like a ny artistic discipline it is the artists&rsquo\; affinity for a particular material and technique\, married to a compelling idea that creates the mo st interesting work.
\n\;During October 2019\, The Art and Art History Dept at the University of Utah\, will be hosting the 5th \;Roc ky Mountain Printmaking Alliance Symposium\, an event that will include le ctures\, panels\, print demonstrations\, portfolio events and exhibitions. This exhibition is one of several that will be on during the symposium\, in galleries in downtown Salt Lake City\, and on the University of Utah ca mpus. \;https://www.art.utah.edu/transposing-attitudes
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