tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130621650055925966.post6061353851358032777..comments2023-09-30T06:22:39.620-07:00Comments on Hand Printers: Exhibition at Golden West CollegeHand Printershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06761686800613582002noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130621650055925966.post-79260788227652769372011-04-29T10:53:39.914-07:002011-04-29T10:53:39.914-07:00Visiting this show, which exclusively exhibited pr...Visiting this show, which exclusively exhibited printmaker’s artwork, was the first encounter I had with the Golden West campus. It was also the first encounter I have had with an opening night for professional and accomplished artists. I brought along my fiancée, my 19-year-old sister, and her 5 month old daughter. All of us really enjoyed the experience. It was busy, crowded, and there was a gentle hum of conversation. Even though there was a buffet of cheese and snacks outside the gallery, everyone was inside the small gallery space. This is the first difference I noticed between this show and the student shows I have visited. Visitors didn’t simply roam the gallery once and then spend the rest of the night by the free food. Instead visitors circumambulated the gallery with reflection, organically wandering from one area to another or formed small clusters of excited conversation. The show had a good variety of style despite being solely printmaking in nature. There were prints that were abstract, or landscape based. Some were fields of color and others were a frenzy of line. Others incorporated several mediums or found objects, and many varied in size. If I had to decide on a personal favorite, it would come down to a playful print depicting figures walking in rain. The color was beautiful with a purple-based grey, small controlled pops of yellow and orange. I couldn’t stop looking at how the artist addressed the raindrops hitting the wet ground. The pattern or ripples and reflected color hit an aesthetic chord for me. Others in the gallery stood out for me as well, whether it was for amazing skill, stunning color, or provoking concept. The entire experience was very enjoyable for me and I look foreword to others like it.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02002879066115362323noreply@blogger.com