‘Out of Print’ Art Exhibit on Display at WSU Stewart Library
OGDEN, Utah – Weber State University Friends of the Stewart Library presents “Out of Print,” a Utah Arts & Museums’ Traveling Exhibition. The unique exhibit includes 25 works by 25 of Utah’s finest professional artists using the medium of printmaking to create lithographic, intaglio and relief prints and will be on display in the library until Dec. 20.
In the early 1990s, master printers Wayne Kimball, Todd Frye and Doug Himes provided an opportunity for their students at Brigham Young University to observe working artists confronting and solving creative problems in their studios. In many cases, the students and professional artists had mastered other media but had no prior experience in printmaking. Each artist worked collaboratively with the master printers to explore printmaking media, while creating a limited-edition print for this exhibit.
Each piece was designed and drawn directly on printed elements or plates by each artist; 46 impressions of each print were created. All other proofs and impressions related to the project were destroyed, rendering subsequent printing of similar editions impossible; thus, the title “Out of Print.”
Printmaking is a fine art. Artists use varied techniques and materials to produce multiple “original” works of art. Each piece is considered an original, since it is not a reproduction of another work of art. Works printed from a single plate create an edition; most are signed and numbered to form a limited edition.
The scope of subjects in “Out of Print” is expansive. The western landscape, elements of the natural world, animal favorites, commonplace objects, the human figure and the role of symbolism are investigated.
The exhibit represents a breadth of schools, ranging from the super-realism of Edie Roberson to the Mormon Art and Belief movement of Doug Himes. Lee Deffebach and Tony Smith studied at the Art Students League of New York City, and Deffebach studied in Florence on a Fulbright scholarship. Wulf Eric Barsch received the Prix de Rome from the American Academy in Rome in 1975. The work of Paul H. Davis has been featured at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C., and the Amerika Haus in Hamburg, Germany. Portrayed in a Life magazine article as a prominent American artist, Doug Snow’s work hangs in collections throughout the United States, including those of the Museums of Modern Art in New York and San Francisco.
The Stewart Library is open Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Friday 7 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Accompanying educational materials are available. For more information, call 801-626-6509.
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Alexandra Park, Digital Collections and Exhibits assistant
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Alexandra Park, Digital Collections and Exhibits assistant
801-626-6509 • alexandrapark@weber.edu