Special Exhibitions
Against the Grain
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Against the Grain |
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Against the Grain: Woodcuts from the Collection
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History of the Woodcut
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Woodcut Today
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Woodcut Today Artists continue to exploit the characteristics unique to woodcut. Since no special equipment is needed, it is an economical and accessible printmaking method that serves a great range of aesthetic ideas. In recent years, the variety includes Donald Judd's 1988 elegant, minimal images of crimson geometric shapes and Neil Welliver's Stump, a complex riot of color printed from twenty-seven blocks. Residing in Maine, Welliver has made the rugged coastal landscape his subject. In his images of quiet, lush woods and glistening streams, Welliver communicates nature's denseness and singularity. He often contemplates one element, like the stump, which is engulfed by ferns and moss but also saplings. Symbolic of nature's cycles of birth and decay, Stump is also a virtuoso example of complex color printing.Page 8 of 8 | On the next page: Dürer and the 16th Century |
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