For the last few months, I have been working with Artists Image Resource organizing a new national juried exhibition called PRINTWORK 2012. The prospectus can be downloaded at AIR's website here: http://artistsimageresource.wordpress.com/2012/08/22/prospectus-for-printwork-2012/. We think this is a really exciting opportunity as the juror is Nicholas Chambers, the new Milton Fine Curator of Art at The... Continue Reading →
New work…part 02…
The other major aspect of my summer research was CMYK printing all 23 pages of the Iron Man issue 178 comic. This series is similar to an earlier series of black and white prints using the entire page of the comic. All imagery is removed, and only the dominant background color(s) remain. In order to... Continue Reading →
New work…part 01…
As I alluded to earlier, I had a very busy few weeks getting caught up printing all the digital images I had been making over the last six or seven months. With the help of my studio assistant, WVU undergraduate student Joe DeLong, we successfully printed two series of prints. Below are examples of recent... Continue Reading →
1st Annual Wonderfair Print Exhibition…
My work will be included in the “1st Annual Wonderfair Print Exhibition” at Wonderfair Gallery in Lawrence, Kansas. Michael Krueger was the juror. The exhibition will be up from July 27-August 26 with the opening reception on July 27th from 6-10pm.
New prints in-progress…
It has been busy in the WVU printshop lately. With the help of undergraduate student Joseph DeLong, I have been printing the latest installment in this "Iron Man" series. When all is done, we will have all 23 pages of the original comic book printed in CMYK. See the pics below to get a sense... Continue Reading →
FestivALL at the Annex Gallery…
Three of my prints are being shown in a group exhibition at the Annex Gallery in Charleston, WV in conjunction with FestivALL. According to their website, FestivALL is a city wide arts festival that "includes visual arts, music, theater, dance and film as well as other cultural and entertainment events. It mixes fine arts and pop arts... Continue Reading →
NOT Approved by the Comics Code Authority…
All the prints are in, and my latest portfolio project "NOT Approved by the Comics Code Authority" is complete! I was really lucky to have a great group of artists participate in this project. These artists all are working with or are inspired by comic imagery. Portfolio participant Andrew Kozlowski organized a panel presentation for... Continue Reading →
Building…
After months of working on the digital version of this image, I have finally completed the CMYK Silkscreen of the "Building..." There were a lot of edits and changes/corrections that needed to be made to this single panel page of the Iron Man comic I have been working from for the last few years. You... Continue Reading →
April’s receipts…
April is over, and I have completed the first month’s receipt blogs. Check out ALL of April’s receipts at the link below. http://daily-receipts.com/2012/04/
WVU BFA Exhibition…
This week was our annual WVU BFA Exhibition opening reception in the Mesaros Galleries at the Creative Arts Center. This year we had nine printmaking majors graduate: Brittany Ferguson, Brendan Sellaro, John-Mike Barone, Kayla Dolby, Logan Jones, Hayli McKinstry, Erin Crouse, Jarrod Ott, and Glenn Hess. It is a really nice show, with the printmakers... Continue Reading →
Joseph Lupo 