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CWAJ Associate Show by Kendra Lerner In conjunction with the 57th annual CWAJ (College Women’s Association of Japan) Print Show, this year’s CWAJ Associate Show, titled “Singular Visions: The Art of Monotype,” features the works of four gifted young artists: Yumeka Fujita, Tomohiko Maeno, Naoto Okuyama and Kouseki Ono. Monotyping represents a fascinating variation on traditional printmaking technique. Starting with an image transferred from a plate, a monotype artist, rather than pulling multiple, identical images to create an edition, manipulates each printed image to produce individual works. Although the method is centuries old, it didn’t develop its own traditions, and each artist endows this art form with his or her own style, technique and aspirations. Fujita incorporates photography and prints images on a variety of surfaces. “To me, silkscreen is one of the drawing techniques,” she says. “I am so excited about the world that emerges only through the silkscreen process, a world made up of the expected and the unexpected.” Maeno brings texture to his works as a means of exploration. “Sometimes I see a glimmer of possibility that unknown islands exist and I wonder if they are hidden beneath other islands,” he says. “I start with this question and create maps to reconnect the islands as if they were engaged in an abstract turf war game.” Meanwhile, Okuyama, whose series of prints is called “Blood,” examines variations in color, shape and positive and negative space. “Blood is symbolic of the energy, which, although invisible, definitely exists and drives everything forward into action,” he says. “I create my prints to resonate with the viewer's inner energy.” Using a technique called ink pillar scraping and transplantation, Ono draws multiple dots on a plate and silk-screens them repeatedly to form ink pillars, which he then transplants onto canvas in different patterns. “In this process, I use the combination and distribution of colors that powerfully appeal to the human mind,” he says. “The real joy of my artwork is that I search for myself while making it.”
Exhibition October 9–21
Gallery Reception
Tuesday, October 9 6:30–8 p.m. Frederick Harris Gallery (B1 Formal Lobby) Free Open to Members and invitees only
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