The Nott Memorial's Wikoff Student Gallery (third floor) currently exhibits works created by Union College students who participated in a mini-term abroad. Drawn to print: Impressions of the Louvre will run through March 10.
Twenty-one students and two faculty members took part in a three-week study of the Louvre Museum in Paris during the winter break of 2005.
Professor David Ogawa asked one group to focus on the history of the Louvre. The second group, led by Professor Sandy Wimer, drew the sculptures, architectural elements and other spaces found both inside and outside the museum.
The studio group also made drypoint etchings that they printed at L'atelier de l'Orme, a cooperative print shop on the outskirts of Paris. Drypoint, the most immediate etching technique, is done by using a scribe to scratch the surface of a zinc, copper or plexiglass plate which is then inked and printed.
The prints in the exhibit are also representative of their time in Paris. An ongoing slide show will document the students' experience.
In addition to using the Parisian print shop, the studio group also attended a show of artists' books as well as Champs Fleury, a traditional lithography shop, and CNEAI, a contemporary print center.
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