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visual arts by Carole Badgley The Seymour Arts Gallery: A Print Lover's Mecca W a i n w r i g h t and D e b r a Y e l v a -- a l l f r o m British C o l u m b i a ; Saskatchewan p r i n t m a k e r s Lindsay E m b r e e and W e n d y Tokaryk; and J o y c e Majiski f r o m the Yukon. Th he fall e x h i b i t i o n schedule f o r t h e S e y m o u r A r t G a l l e r y c o n t i n u e s t o be a m e c c a f o r p r i n t lovers. Beginning w i t h t h e e x h i b i t in October. Japanese Modern Abstract Printmakers, which was o n loan f r o m the A r t G a l l e r y of G r e a t e r V i c t o r i a , o n e was able t o reflect o n the origins of p r i n t m a k i n g . f r o m its d e v e l o p m e n t in C h i n a d u r i n g the Tang dynasty (618 t o 907) t o m o d e r n times. O n n o w t h r o u g h N o v e m b e r 22 is a j u r i e d e x h i b i t i o n . Finesse and f o r t i t u d e -- T h e Art of Making a Print, A special t r i b u t e t o t h e late A h s t a i r Bell, the m u c h r e s p e c t e d t r a d i t i o n a l p r i n t m a k e r f r o m W e s t Vancouver, w i l l be o n v i e w in t h e f o y e r of t h e D e e p C o v e C u l t u r a l C e n t r e t h r o u g h o u t the r u n of Finesse and Fortitude. Bell was a lifelong d r a u g h t s m a n w h o s e d r a w i n g experience made demands on the design's suitability f o r his p a r t i c u l a r m e d i u m -- d r y p o i n t o r woodcut. Either of these m e d i a w o u l d r e q u i r e c o n s i d erable a d a p t a t i o n f r o m his c o n c e p t i o n in c r a y o n o r pen o n paper t o o n e w h i c h r e s p e c t e d t h e specific qualities peculiar t o d r y p o i n t o r w o o d c u t ; quite different qualities in each, and b o t h dist i n c t f r o m lines d r a w n freely o n paper. H e physically e n j o y e d t h e s e n s a t i o n of d i r e c t c u t t i n g into plate o r block. W e are grateful t o t h e estate of A l i s t a i r Bell f o r its r e c e n t print, c o p p e r plates, and w o o d b l o c k d o n a t i o n t o the Seymour A r t Gallery's permanent collection. A l s o t h r o u g h N o v e m b e r 22, s h o w ing in the m e e t i n g r o o m of the D e e p C o v e C u l t u r a l C e n t r e , is the p r i n t w o r k c r e a t e d by Jennifer Judge's s t u d e n t s f r o m B u r n a b y N o r t h Secondary. change and m a n i p u l a t i o n of image and surface. D i f f e r e n t by the m a t e r i als and e q u i p m e n t and t i m e involved in the m a t u r i n g of the i m a g e . T h e r h y t h m is s l o w e r and m o r e d e l i b e r ate; going t h r o u g h a series of changes, adding and s u b t r a c t i n g c o l o u r and i m a g e . T h e m a j o r e x c e p tion w o u l d be the directness of the m o n o p r i n t . A l s o different in t h e uses of t e x t u r e and surface f o u n d , c r e a t e d and m a n i p u l a t e d in r e l a t i o n t o c o n c e p t t o p r o d u c e an image t h a t has its b i r t h as t h e image is r o l l e d , rubbed,screened,scraped,and then 15.5'x Photo facing page: G e o r g i a Straight Sunset. Aquat/nt/drypoint print, I2.S". Photo and artwork by Frank Jalsovsky. 12 S Photo above: Monoprint by Lawrence Kristmanson. x 13.5". i t e r c u r a t e d by leading n e w t e c h n o l o g y p r i n t m a k e r s Jennifer a n d M i c h a e l Judge. To e n d t h e fall season, experimental printmaker, Lawrence K r i s t m a n s o n , w i l l s h o w his latest p r i n t s in his s o l o e x h i b i t Transition, from D e c e m b e r 9 through ary 17. N o r t h Vancouver printmakers Jennifer and M i c h a e l Judge have b e e n involved in t h e field since the early 1980s and have w o r k e d o n individual and collaborative projects which oscillate b e t w e e n c o n v e n t i o n a l a p p r o a c h e s and integrating r e p r o d u c t i o n t e c h n o l o g i e s (for e x a m p l e , X e r o x c o p i e r s ) and digital media. T h e y a r e c o n t i n u a l l y i n t r i g u e d by t h e flexibility o f t h e p r i n t m e d i a w h i c h , even t h o u g h s t e e p e d in t r a d i t i o n , leaves the d o o r o p e n t o n e w t e c h nologies, p r o c e s s e s , and attitudes. F r o m this e c l e c t i c v i e w p o i n t they c u r a t e t h e e x h i b i t i o n Finesse and Fortitude--The Art of Making a Print lifted off t h e p r i n t i n g surface f o r t h e first t i m e as a p r o o f . T h e first image reflecting an idea o r t h e beginning of an idea.This p r o o f o p e n s n e w d i r e c t i o n s t o the path t h e image may T h e final p r i n t e x h i b i t of t h e season, Lawrence (Kris) Kristmanson's take, still fluid in the m i n d and imagin a t i o n of t h e printmaker." Transition o p e n s D e c e m b e r 9 and c o n tinues t o January 17, 1999. K r i s t m a n s o n , f o r m e r l y of N o r t h P r i n t m a k i n g may t e n d t o be t h o u g h t of as an o u t - o f - d a t e m e d i u m , b u t t h e reality is v e r y different. It is n o t a t r a d i t i o n a l m e d i u m o r p r o c e s s but a c o n s t a n t l y d e v e l o p i n g visual p r o c e s s . In t h e i r e n t r y call f o r this e x h i b i t , they w e r e seeking w o r k w h i c h d e m o n s t r a t e s r e s p e c t and regard f o r t r a d i t i o n b u t w h i c h was also naive, reckless, o r o f f e r e d an e x p a n d e d v i e w of p r i n t m a k i n g . T h e 20 s e l e c t e d artists are H e a t h e r A s h t o n , R a c h e l Brett, W a y n e Eastcott, Frank Jalsovsky. D a r l e n e K a l y n k a . Sheri K a s p r o w , Sue Laing, G o r d o n M o n t g o m e r y , Jean M o r r i s o n , Polly P a r r o t t , S h a r o n Perkins, H u g h P r i c h a r d . M a r i n a Roy, W i l l i a m Steinberg,TraceyTarling. Barry Vancouver, asks "If D u r e r had had a c o m p u t e r and a laser, w o u l d he still have had his w o o d b l o c k s h a n d c u t by an assistant!" K r i s t m a n s o n is v e r y involved w i t h t h e m o d e r n p r i n t -- o n e that is a p e r s o n a l s t a t e m e n t of ideas reflecting t h e i n t e r n a l needs of t h e artist, utilizing a great range o f t o o l s and m e d i a b o t h h i s t o r i c and m o d e r n . T h e f o l l o w i n g w o r d s that he w r o t e f o r this e x h i b i t i o n of K r i s t m a n s o n explain his e x c i t e m e n t f o r the print media: " D i f f e r e n t f r o m the d i r e c t n e s s of painting and d r a w i n g w i t h its fluidity of Finesse and F o r t i t u d e -- T h e A r t of M a k i n g a P r i n t runs through November 2 2 ; T r a n s i t i o n opens December 9 and continues through January I 7, ( 9 9 9 . at Gallant 9240 the Seymour Art Gallery, 4360 Ave., in Deep Cove. Call (604) 1378 for more information.