“Moku Hanga,” the traditional printmaking
technique of Japan, will be
featured in an exhibition by eight woodblock artists living in North America in the College's Burns Arts Atrium Gallery
through Feb. 14.
A
gallery talk is scheduled for Feb.10, at 11 a.m. with April Vollmer, one of the
artists. Other artists are Suezan Aikins, Takuji Hamanaka, Daniel Heyman, Mike
Lyon, Bill Paden, Yasu Shibata, Keji Shinohara.
This
exhibition presents work by contemporary artists outside Japan, accomplished artists who cut
and print their own blocks to make original prints.
The
work of these artists demonstrates the possibilities of hanga woodcut as a
medium for contemporary expression. The exhibit explores a “flexible, non-toxic
printmaking process with a historical and cultural connection to Japan
and to an exciting period in world printmaking.”