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I recently completed my first book. The book is a visual deconstruction of each page of the original Iron Man comic. All imagery is removed, and only the dominant background color(s) remain. In order to achieve this effect, I only use the color scanned from the original pages. I had to digitally cut and paste... Continue Reading →
Current WVU Printmaking MFA student Meghan Olson is having a solo exhibition at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. It is titled "Mind of Winter" and will run from Feb. 07 to April 20 2014. The opening reception is on Feb. 07 at 5.30pm. http://pca.pittsburgharts.org/mind-winter
The WVU PRINT CLUB is organizing its first student portfolio exchange. Details are in the flier below.
Recent work of mine will be on display in an exhibition titled “IMPRESSIONS 2014” at the The Sarah Silberman Art Gallery at Montgomery College. The show will run from January 28 – February 21, 2014. The opening will be on February 05, from 11.30am-1.30pm.
Recent work of mine will be on display in an exhibition titled “POP EXPLOSION: the artist and popular culture” at the Sweetwater Center for the Arts in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. The show will run from January 18 – March 29, 2014. The opening will be on January 18, from 7-9pm.
On January 12, 2014 the group exhibition for Future Tenant “SHAME OF THE CITY: Deconstructing and reconstructing comic book narratives” closed. This exhibition featured 23 artists from all over the country (and Canada). Every artist was assigned a page from the “Iron Man” comic I have been working with and was asked to make new... Continue Reading →
On January 12, 2014 the group exhibition for Future Tenant “SHAME OF THE CITY: Deconstructing and reconstructing comic book narratives” closed. This exhibition featured 23 artists from all over the country (and Canada). Every artist was assigned a page from the “Iron Man” comic I have been working with and was asked to make new... Continue Reading →
A few weeks back, I recorded an interview for the podcast "Tell Me Something I Don't Know" hosted on BoingBoing.net. The podcast is hosted by Jim Rugg, Jasen Lex and Ed Piskor (although Ed wasn't there at the time of my interview). We talked about the challenges of teaching, how technology is changing education and... Continue Reading →
This semester, my students from WVU and Mark Franchino's students from Clarion University of Pennsylvania exchanged prints to be shown at our respective universities. I have tried to maintain some kind of exchange on a regular basis with other universities. It is such a great opportunity for my students to see the work that is... Continue Reading →
This Monday, the newly formed WVU Printmaking Club hosted their first print sale as an organization. Needless to say, it went really well. They worked over break to get the prints ready to show, filled out paperwork to have the sale at the Mountainlair, another first for us, and got a lot of press coverage.... Continue Reading →
Joseph Lupo 