Paper Politics: Socially Engaged Printmaking Today

Josh MacPhee (ed.)
Paper Politics: Socially Engaged Printmaking Today

Paper Politics: Socially Engaged Printmaking Today is a major collection of contemporary politically and socially engaged printmaking. This full color book showcases print art that uses themes of social justice and global equity to engage community members in political conversation. Based on an art exhibition which has traveled to a dozen cities in North America, Paper Politics features artwork by over 200 international artists; an eclectic collection of work by both activist and non-activist printmakers who have felt the need to respond to the monumental trends and events of our times.

$22 ($24.95 cover price)

More info here.

Justseeds Artists’ Cooperative is a decentralized network of 26 artists committed to making print and design work that reflects a radical social, environmental, and political stance. With members working from the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, Justseeds operates both as a unified collaboration of similarly minded printmakers and as a loose collection of creative individuals with unique viewpoints and working methods. We believe in the transformative power of personal expression in concert with collective action. To this end, we produce collective portfolios, contribute graphics to grassroots struggles for justice, work collaboratively both in- and outside the co-op, build large sculptural installations in galleries, and wheatpaste on the streets – all while offering each other daily support as allies and friends.

JUSTSEEDS MEMBERS
Santiago Armengod (Mexico City)
Jesús Barraza (Oakland)
Kevin Caplicki (New York)
Melanie Cervantes (Oakland)
Alec ‘Icky’ Dunn (Portland)
Molly Fair (New York)
Thea Gahr (Mexico City)
Dara Greenwald (New York)
Nicolas Lampert (Milwaukee and Chicago)
Josh MacPhee (New York)
Fernando Martí (San Francisco)
Colin Matthes (Milwaukee)
Yobany Mendoza (Mexico City)
Dylan Miner (Michigan)
Roger Peet (Portland)
Jesse Purcell (Montreal)
Favianna Rodríguez (Oakland)
Erik Ruin (Philadelphia)
Shaun Slifer (Pittsburgh)
Chris Stain (New York)
Meredith Stern (Providence)
Swoon (New York)
Mary Tremonte (Pittsburgh)
Kristine Virsis (New York)
Pete Yahnke (Albuquerque)
Bec Young (Pittsburgh)

We’re located at 3410 Penn Avenue in the Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh, at the intersection of Penn and Butler (known locally as Doughboy Square, after the WWI memorial soldier statue across the street). We are in the old Junction Coal building, more recently the offices of the Turner Detective Agency, which has been newly renovated and now houses the workhorse bike/ped nonprofit organization Bike PGH on the first floor, with our offices on the second floor.

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The Pittsburgh Art Blog

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the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate rick byerly.

IDLE: A solo exhibition by Colin Noonan, Pittsburgh PA

IDLE: A solo exhibition by Colin Noonan

Opening March 4 Friday 6pm

March 4-April 3, 2011 - 709 Penn Gallery

Many of life’s every day moments of contemplation take place in an automobile. It’s a private, contained space where one can tap into a range of emotions. Pittsburgh fine artist and car enthusiast Colin Noonan’s collection of classically-inspired paintings drives viewers inward, revealing subtle nuances in color and form inspired by human introspection and expression.

Idle, Colin Noonan’s solo-exhibit of oil portraits on linen, canvas and plywood are purposefully cropped to depict sitters from the torso up. The still lives are further accentuated with tools and equipment from the German Motor Werks Garage, such as an oil pump, and a parts washer. Noonan works with an earth palette consisting of dark umbers and yellowish ochers for more dimly lit subjects. Many of the subjects in his paintings are lit from a lone light source reminiscent of baroque realism.

Idle refers to the state of the portrait subjects. They are not working or producing, but at a stand-still, detached from the narrative of time. The exhibition title also refers to a car being idle, relating to Noonan’s fascination with cars and the studio where he creates his art – the German Motor Werks Garage. These meticulous paintings are created layer by layer in oil, a slow process rooted in classical painting techniques. “I want to create a tangible presence through these people in their environment,” explains Noonan. “In a sense, they are portraits of the people they depict – not so much a narrative as a state of being, an idleness that sets the subjects apart from their environment. This idleness frees them of doing anything and allows them to think anything.”

About Colin Noonan:
Colin Noonan earned a BFA degree in Painting from Brooklyn’s Pratt Institute and he studied indigenous and contemporary art at Southern Cross University in Australia. Upon returning to the States, Noonan studied still life with instructor Chris Wright. The classical influence would serve as a starting point for much of his still life paintings. A mechanic’s apprenticeship in 2003 put his art career temporarily on hold. Though Noonan’s career as a mechanic was short lived, a car garage in Pittsburgh’s Strip District continues to serves as both his studio and muse.

GALLERY DETAILS
709 Penn Gallery is located on 709 Penn Ave. / Downtown Pittsburgh Cultural District
Hours: Wed. & Thurs. 11 a.m.–6 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. 11 a.m.–8 p.m.; Sun.11 a.m.–5 p.m.

709 Penn Gallery is a Project of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s Education & Community Engagement department.

For more information, call 412-456-6666

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The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected pittsburgh artists and upcoming exhibits with photos from the artists and galleries. since the major press outlets do not go beyond a directory listing of exhibits, blogs are needed to promote pittsburgh artists and their work. the blog also calls attention to the inferiority complex of pittsburgh art and how it's perpetuated by the major players in town. Started on August 20,2007. pittsburgh area galleries and art venues are listed at the sister site www.PghGalleries.com.

the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate rick byerly.

Iconographer Cameon's work will be at LiLi Coffeeshop, Polish Hill, Pittsburgh PA

You won't want to miss this exhibit! It includes work from iconographer Cameon (Simeon Larivonoff), who curator Heidi Tucker has spoken with and has made the effort to bring his work to light for this show. Check the link to learn more about iconography, Cameon will be the subject of an upcoming Sundance documentary. I'm expecting some photos to post as well of the exhibit in general.

The first two images are of Cameon's work and the third of Leslie Clague's work.

Facebook event link.

Exhibit runs from Feb 5 to March 27. 2011

Tuesday Feb.15th. 6-10 pm. Opening Reception

for Hammers, Hearts and Icons Polish Hill Group Show

at LiLi Coffeeshop (corner of Dobson and Hancock)

Lili Coffee*Shop is located in Polish Hill, PA. 3138 Dobson St. and is in the same building as MindCure Records & Copacetic Comics Company.

Fourteen Artists from Polish Hill:

Iconographer Cameon

Mike Dzurenda

Ed Parrish

Carley Parrish

Vaughn Washburn

Gina Favano

Nathan Mould

Leslie Clague

Emilie Bosworth-Clemens

Tim Kaulen

Caleb Gamble

Ben Grubb

Paul Bowden

And Heidi Tucker.

with music by Bloodwall (MNPLS)

Stay tuned for photos of some of the work.

Lili Coffee Shop hours:

Mon - Tues: 7:00 am - 6:00 pm

Wed: 7:00 am - 9:00 pm

Thurs - Fri: 7:00 am - 6:00 pm

Sat: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm

Sun: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

412.682.3600

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The Pittsburgh Art Blog

The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected pittsburgh artists and upcoming exhibits with photos from the artists and galleries. since the major press outlets do not go beyond a directory listing of exhibits, blogs are needed to promote pittsburgh artists and their work. the blog also calls attention to the inferiority complex of pittsburgh art and how it's perpetuated by the major players in town. Started on August 20,2007. pittsburgh area galleries and art venues are listed at the sister site www.PghGalleries.com.

the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate rick byerly.

surface and rigor at mendelson gallery, mark gualtieri, will giannotti, rick byerly

Planetary Host, Rick Byerly

Update: Rick Byerly's texture images from utah are located here.

In the over 3 years I've done this blog I've rarely plugged what I'm doing (save some ads a few years back). Well, I'm gonna shout this one from the rooftops since it's the first exhibit I'll be in since over a year (and will continue to hold back what I exhibit and show in general.)

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Surface and Rigor at Mendelson Gallery

Opening Friday Feb 4 from 6-9 pm

Show runs til March 18, 2011

Regular Gallery Hours are Wednesday through Saturday from 12-5 pm.


5874 Ellsworth Ave, Pgh PA 15232 412.361.8664 2/4/2011 through 3/18/2011

Mark Gualtieri

Through the use of industrial alkyd and resin,
Mark continues to explore the theme of growth and decay
that has been his preoccupation for the last several years.

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Will Giannotti

Will’s primary medium is wood and he incorporates
traditional and nontraditional techniques to create work
which contains narrative aspects and references
to the material itself and art history.

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Rick Byerly

Rick uses photography as a medium to explore the language
of texture amidst the unusual in nature.

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Rick Byerly is a fine art photographer who trained at Pittsburgh Filmmakers in 2001 and started his full time commitment in 2007. Over 300 of his limited edition, archival prints exist in personal and business collections across the United States, including Google CEO Eric Schmidt. PNC Financial Services recently acquired twenty-six of Rick’s photography prints for their collection.

For the exhibit, Surface and Rigor, Rick’s archival prints of rock formations continue his pursuit of exploring the language of texture amidst the unusual in nature. Rick traveled to various parts of Utah and Hawaii’s Big Island to find unusual rock formations.

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For more information please contact Mendelson Gallery at 412-361-8664.

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The Pittsburgh Art Blog

The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected pittsburgh artists and upcoming exhibits with photos from the artists and galleries. since the major press outlets do not go beyond a directory listing of exhibits, blogs are needed to promote pittsburgh artists and their work. the blog also calls attention to the inferiority complex of pittsburgh art and how it's perpetuated by the major players in town. Started on August 20,2007. pittsburgh area galleries and art venues are listed at the sister site www.PghGalleries.com.

the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate rick byerly.

Artist Brian Holderman, Niro the Destructor Mural and T-shirts South Side Works Shop.412

Update: If you missed the opening there's still a chance to get a limited edition (50 total) shirts in the custom paint cans.

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This looks awesome:

Artist Brian Holderman is painting a mural in a store (Shop.412, located in the South Side Works) over the next few weeks, with an opening Friday December 3, 2010 from 7-11pm. He will be releasing a limited run of "Niro the Destructor" T-shirts packed in quart paint cans with signed / numbered screen printed labels during the opening.

Shop.412

420 South 27th Street

Pittsburgh, PA 15203

412.586.7507

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The Pittsburgh Art Blog

The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected pittsburgh artists and upcoming exhibits with photos from the artists and galleries. since the major press outlets do not go beyond a directory listing of exhibits, blogs are needed to promote pittsburgh artists and their work. the blog also calls attention to the inferiority complex of pittsburgh art and how it's perpetuated by the major players in town. Started on August 20, 2007.pittsburgh area galleries and art venues are listed at the sister site www.PghGalleries.com.

the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate rick byerly, www.RickByerly.com.

Artist Masha Vereshchenko, Buy Her New Artwork Online, Pittsburgh PA

One of my personal favorite Pittsburgh artists, Masha Vereshchenko, has put more original artwork up for sale at her etsy store.

The below images are some of the original paintings on wood which you can buy.

Rick Byerly









Buy Masha's art here.

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The Pittsburgh Art Blog

The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected pittsburgh artists and upcoming exhibits with photos from the artists and galleries. since the major press outlets do not go beyond a directory listing of exhibits, blogs are needed to promote pittsburgh artists and their work. the blog also calls attention to the inferiority complex of pittsburgh art and how it's perpetuated by the major players in town. Started on August 20, 2007.pittsburgh area galleries and art venues are listed at the sister site www.PghGalleries.com.

the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate rick byerly, www.RickByerly.com.

Jens Jensen abstract art exhibit at Mendelson Gallery

Jens Jensen: The Bear Gulch Series

Jens Jensen, a German abstract painter, created this body of work during his residency at the Djerassi Resident Artists Program in Woodside, California.

Jens paints in an improvisational manner, working quickly, he creates jewel-like paintings, alive with texture, radiant hues and dazzling surfaces. Each piece draws the viewer into its complex world.

Mendelson Gallery is pleased to present this outstanding artist to Pittsburgh. Please join us this First Friday, November 5 from 6:30 to 8:30.

Show runs through November 27

Mendelson Gallery 5874 Ellsworth Avenue 15232
Gallery Hours Wed-Sat 12-5 pm or by appointment at 412-361-8664

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The Pittsburgh Art Blog

The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected pittsburgh artists and upcoming exhibits with photos from the artists and galleries. since the major press outlets do not go beyond a directory listing of exhibits, blogs are needed to promote pittsburgh artists and their work. the blog also calls attention to the inferiority complex of pittsburgh art and how it's perpetuated by the major players in town. Started on August 20, 2007.pittsburgh area galleries and art venues are listed at the sister site www.PghGalleries.com.

the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate rick byerly, www.RickByerly.com.

Dean Cercone Art

Here are images of many of Dean Cercone's paintings from his September 2010 Exhibit at Garfield Artworks:

For info on his music check out his myspace link.

If you're interested in buying his artwork he can be reached at 724-822-8070. (His work is in my collection.) You can refer to the image title (right click for #) or better yet click on the image and email it ( thenead(AT)@aim.com ). Make him an offer he can't refuse...





















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Earlier work which spans over the last 3 years:

If you're interested in buying his artwork he can be reached at 724-822-8070. (His work is in my collection.) You can refer to the image title (right click for #) or better yet click on the image and email it ( thenead(AT)@aim.com ). Make him an offer he can't refuse...


























































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The Pittsburgh Art Blog

The Pittsburgh Art Blog features selected pittsburgh artists and upcoming exhibits with photos from the artists and galleries. since the major press outlets do not go beyond a directory listing of exhibits, blogs are needed to promote pittsburgh artists and their work. the blog also calls attention to the inferiority complex of pittsburgh art and how it's perpetuated by the major players in town. Started on August 20, 2007.pittsburgh area galleries and art venues are listed at the sister site www.PghGalleries.com.

the blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and pittsburgh artist advocate rick byerly, www.RickByerly.com.