The Wellington Centre for Book Arts
Recently established print studio to teach and pass on the skills of letterpress and all associated book arts. https://inaarraoui.com/the-wellington-centre-for-book-arts/
Tim Li
Tim Li is an artist, printmaker and educator whose work pays homage to our fascinating and diverse marine life. https://inaarraoui.com/tim-li/
Artisan Screen Prints + Thomas Lynch
Located in Wellington’s Shelly Bay, Artisan Screen Prints is an environmentally and socially conscious print studio run by founder Thomas Lynch whose print journey started with screen-printing shirts for the music industry. https://inaarraoui.com/artisan-screen-prints-thomas-lynch/
Marci Tackett
Marci Tackett is a printmaker based in the wider Wellington region whose practice combines new technology and traditional aspects of printmaking to play with visual perception through multiple layers of abstract shapes and colour fields https://inaarraoui.com/marci-tackett/
Wai-te-ata Press
Employing the digital hand-made to engage diverse communities in the art of letterpress, the team at Wai-te-ata Press are bringing the stories of these communities alive through multilingual projects and publications. https://inaarraoui.com/wai-te-ata-press/
John Perry
Cultural icon John Perry has been active in the arts scene since he graduated from Elam in the 1960s, working as an artist, curator, educator, art dealer, consultant and valuer. A lifetime of collecting can be viewed at his shop Global Village Antiques & Collectables in Helensville, Auckland. https://inaarraoui.com/john-perry/
Kyla Cresswell
Wellington based print artist Kyla Cresswell utilizes intaglio and wood-based techniques to explore the sense of quiet and stillness embedded in the landscape. https://inaarraoui.com/kyla-cresswell/
Luca Nicholas – Triple Axel
Recently completing a Master of Visual Arts at AUT, Luca Nicholas received the New Zealand Painting and Printmaking Award for his delicately layered etching Hyper-ballad (2020) which can be seen as part of his first solo show Triple Axel. https://inaarraoui.com/luca-nicholas-triple-axel/
GTO Printers + Graham Judd
Graham Judd runs an award-winning specialist letterpress printing company, teaches and mentors young letterpress enthusiasts and has recently established a mobile print shop with the aim of sharing his love of letterpress across the country. https://inaarraoui.com/gto-printers-graham-judd/
Celia Walker
Inspired by urban ecologies and walked landscapes, Celia Walker’s art practice embodies her commitment to engaging with her immediate environment to tackle global environmental issues. Her work includes curating collaborative print exchanges, installations and exhibitions. https://inaarraoui.com/celia-walker/
Exhibition: Thinking of Place II
For this ambitious cultural exchange, exhibition, each artist has responded to multiple aspects of place, providing visual and conceptual representations of personal experiences or shared narratives of a specific physical environment. https://inaarraoui.com/exhibition-thinking-of-place-ii/
Exhibition: Out of the Cupboard
Although often referred to as ‘books’ artist’s books share little resemblance to the books on our bookshelves at home, instead opening up new worlds for the imagination to explore by incorporating different forms, folds, materials and imagery to challenge perceptions of what a book can be. https://inaarraoui.com/exhibition-out-of-the-cupboard/
TKPT Studio + Hamish Oakley-Browne
Hamish Oakley-Browne The Te Kowhai Print Trust Studio is a flourishing centre for novice and professional printmakers alike to immerse themselves in the world of print, thanks to the management and vision of printmaker extraordinaire Hamish Oakley-Browne. https://inaarraoui.com/te-kowhai-print-trust-hamish-oakley-browne/
Aiko Robinson
Having recently graduated from Tokyo University of Fine Arts, Aiko Robinson continues to celebrate sexuality with humour and playfulness in the tradition of Shunga – Japanese erotic art. https://inaarraoui.com/aiko-robinson/
Intaglio printmaking: An evolution of tone and texture
This essay looks at the various innovations and innovators that gave shape to one of the most intriguing and varied branches of printmaking: the intaglio print. https://inaarraoui.com/intaglioprintmaking/
ISOLATION PIECE
At the beginning of lockdown I embarked on this ambitious project which I knew could keep me busy in isolation for the unpredictable weeks ahead of me. This triptych is comprised of three A4 woodblock panels, starting with the key block and then creating three more blocks to add colours. The style references Japanese woodblocks, known […]
Il Bisonte – Part 2
When all schools were declared closed on 11 March I had been determined to stay and use the “one month” lockdown to catch up on researching, sketching and carving new woodblocks – why not? the spring blossoms were starting to appear, the days were getting warmer and the wine shop on my street was still […]
IL BISONTE – FOUNDATION FOR ART AND PRINTMAKING
Happy New Year everyone! So far 2020 has been like a dream, getting to work every morning in the Il Bisonte Printmaking studio in Florence alongside talented print people, technicians and tutors. It’s been such a challenge being completely out of my comfort zone of relief printing and learning all about etching and the many […]
Teste di Moro (Moorish Heads)
Finished carving two woodblocks today inspired by a 900 year old Sicilian legend which I particularly love as it encapsulates so many aspects of this island that I love, the many layers of multi-cultural history, the passion and the endless element of surprise. There are several versions, but this is my favourite, as it’s set […]
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