A new exhibition featuring three contemporary printmakers comes to Rochester Contemporary Feb. 4-27.
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Women artists take on the world at Main Street Arts
The bulk of art history is a testament to what man makes of his experience in this strange mortal coil. But Main Street Art’s current exhibit, “Trying to Understand the World,” reveals two examples of the female gaze — one is a literal look at the sights of the city, and one is storytelling based […]
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Print Club show digs into archive for inspiration
In the tradition of creating artwork “after” existent artwork, the Print Club of Rochester’s 85th anniversary members’ juried exhibition, “Echoes of the Past,” presented participating artists with the opportunity to create a new work in response to prints collected in the club’s archives. The resultant show of 30 prints is currently on display in RIT’s […]
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Implied forces
Robert Ernst Marx’s sculptures, prints, and paintings are populated with weatherworn humans. They are portraits of nonspecific people and of the intangible things we all carry; they are some of the loveliest depictions of the fragility and resilience of humanity. A new exhibition of Marx’s work opened recently at Rochester Picture Frame, held in celebration […]
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Our weeping wounds
Though this summer marked 150 years from the end of the Civil War, the nation remains covered in undressed wounds. And despite the desperately bloody history of slavery and the still unresolved fallout, America tends to gloss over the more violent uprisings in favor of highlighting leaders of civil disobedience. But contemporary African American artist […]
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“Latency” by Jihwan Park
People react to adversity in a variety of ways. When a competitor tried to sabotage the work of Rochester-based artist Jihwan Park, he incorporated the experience into a new thesis about the necessity of brokenness. Uncommitted to one medium, Park’s focus is conceptual, about process, and the exploration is executed through a variety of media. […]
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Artist proof
Last year, printmaker and print collector Adam Werth identified a Picasso lithograph from the “Portraits Imaginaires” portfolio at an estate sale in Pittsford. The print wasn’t getting much attention, and the people running the sale didn’t have any information, so Werth snapped a photo and went home to do some quick research. He rushed back […]
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“New Ghosts for a New Age: Yoshitoshi’s ‘New Forms of 36 Ghosts'”
When the long-isolated Japanese society was opened to the West in 1868, fundamental shifts in the social structure, politics, military, and economy transpired. Master woodcut artist Tsukioka Yoshitoshi was an eyewitness to the conflict and change, and while many artists of his day reflected these shifts, Yoshitoshi spent his final years immortalizing Japan’s history and […]
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“6th Rochester Biennial”
The 6th Rochester Biennial opened last Saturday, featuring six small solo shows of work by established, regional artists chosen for their exceptional commitment to their craft. The exhibition contains a vast range of media, techniques, and subject matter, affording the audience a glimpse into the diverse array of skilled artists working in our communities. Each […]
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“Redefining the Multiple: 13 Contemporary Japanese Printmakers”
When we think of Japanese printmakers, the Edo Period’s large woodblock prints of courtesans, actors, samurai, and landscapes with the ever-present Mount Fuji immediately come to mind. The current exhibit at Memorial Art Gallery illustrates the diversity of work being created by contemporary Japanese artists, including wood-block prints, photographs, and some sculptural works that severely […]
