Exhibitions

Verið velkomin á opnun sýningarinnar Sam Ainsley “Alternating Currents” föstudaginn 26. júlí kl. 18.00.   Sýningin stendur til 10. ágúst og er opin frá kl.14:00-17:30 fimmtudaga til sunnudags.

Sam Ainsley is an artist, teacher, and advocate for Scottish art. She taught for twenty-five years at the Glasgow School of Art, including five years in the groundbreaking Environmental Art Course. Subsequent to this she was the co-founder of the GSA’s Master of Fine Art course with Roger Palmer, Sandy Moffat and John Calcutt. The list of alumni for the time she served as head of the MFA course could be seen, to a large extent, to define Scottish contemporary art. As an artist she has exhibited internationally and continues to do so. Her influence and ongoing contribution to art and education, has been recognised through her recent election to the Royal Scottish Academy this year and with a prestigious Saltire award as one of Scotland’s outstanding women. Glasgow University and Glasgow School of Art recognised her contribution to art and art education with the award of an Honorary Doctorate (D.Litt.) in 2018.

This exhibition of new works in Reykjavik at Islensk Grafik by Sam Ainsley, Former Head of MFA, Glasgow School of Art will feature a huge 35 square metre Red Curtain printed with images of Iceland’s imaginary weather patterns in cobalt blue. This will cover two walls of the gallery. Title “A Curtain for Iceland” On an adjacent wall she will make a large wall drawing which will show real and imagined connections between Iceland and Scotland. Title? The Scotland whose “Auld Alliance” was with Iceland… (courtesy of Momus. There will also be a wall of recent prints and a wall of small famed drawings. “If the word ‘yes’ could rise up in flesh and blood, its human form would be that of Sam Ainsley. The power of affirmation is infinite, and Sam Ainsley is one of its sources. Generations of young artists who trained at Glasgow School of Art have risen high on the swelling waves of her encouragement and support. She is living proof that both praise and critical caution can be offered in the spirit of generosity. The mark she has left on others is indelible and readily acknowledged by those who have benefited from her loyalty, support and advocacy.

It is easily forgotten, however, that she is a formidable artist in her own right. Her remarkable achievements as a teacher have sometimes overshadowed – falsely and unfairly – her own creative output as a painter and printmaker. Infused with the spirits of socialism, feminism and Scottish cultural identity, her powerful images offer vivid and memorable visions of life as it might be, freed from conventional constraints. Anatomy and geography often join forces in these works, reminding us that life is lived within a dynamic network of interconnections, ranging from the microcosmic to the macrocosmic. And red prevails: the colour of lifeblood, passion and borderless energy.” (J.Calcutt, 2017)

Saturday June 22nd, 2019 from 10am to 4pm

In the workshop we will take a look into the history of light sensitive processes and use of cyanotype, as well as create photograms and photographs using the cyanotype process. All materials are included in the fee. If the weather permits we will create some of the prints outside in sunlight.

15.000ISK

4-8 participants

TO ENROLL: email anna.niskanen@gmail.com

No previous experience is needed, but for more experienced cyanotype printmakers, a tutorial of how to bleach and tone a print will be arranged. Please mention this in your email.

If you wish to create photographs from digital or analogue monotone (black and white) images, please send up to three files no later than June 20th.

Anna Niskanen is a Helsinki based visual artist currently at residence at SÍM. She graduated from Aalto University with a master’s degree in photography in 2017, and has since then exhibited in Finland, Iceland and Russia. Niskanen works with various kinds of photo-based printmaking techniques on paper, fabric and for example clay.

Pictured: Anna Niskanen: Hight Tide, 2017. Cyanotype on paper, 40x50cm.

Anna Pawlowska is back for another one of her popular image transfer workshops. The class will be 4 hours, with all materials included and requires no previous experience. You can work with your own images (for this you will need to send Anna your images several days in advance of the workshop) or you can work with images provided at the class.

Price: 10.000 kr.

Date and Time: May 11, 1-5pm

To register: Send email to anna.pawlowskaa@gmail.com

IMAGE TRANSFER
Image transfer is an interesting technique that can easily enrich any project. By using oil based ink, we will transfer printed out images and use them as a matrix that can be printed on paper. Image transfer can be combined with other types of printmaking techniques.

ABOUT ANNA
Anna Pawłowska (b.1989) studied Graphic Arts at Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow (MFA) and later Digital Design at Pedagogical University of Kraków, working mainly in printmaking, specifically intaglio printmaking.

Anna has participated in numerous exhibitions in Poland and abroad. She took part in an artistic residency at SIM in Reykjavik in October and November. After this experience, she decided to go back and spend little more time in Iceland.

Hvað er Grafík?

Langar þig til að kynnast því hvernig grafíkverk verða til? Á þessu helgarnámskeiði verður farið yfir helstu þætti grafíkur, hvað er listgrafík og hverjar eru hinar ólíku grafíkaðferðir. Þátttakendur fá tækifæri til að kynnast miðlinum í gegnum einfaldar þrykkaðferðir svo sem einþrykk, þurrnál og tréristu. Á námskeiðinu er lögð áhersla á að nýta eingöngu umhverfis- og heilsuvænar aðferðir og efni. Um er að ræða grunnnámskeið ætlað þeim sem ekki hafa áður unnið í grafík eða fyrir þá sem langar að rifja upp þekkingu sína. Námskeiðið nýtist vel sem grunnur að áframhaldandi námskeiðum í listgrafík.

Fjöldi Þátttakenda: 4 – 8

Val um dagsetningar: Lau – sun. 23 – 24. febrúar 2019, 10:00 – 17:30 eða Lau – sun. 23 – 24. mars 2019, 10:00 – 17:30 Hægt er að taka bæði námskeiðin og nýtist þá fyrra námskeiðið sem grunnur að því næsta. Þeir sem taka bæði námskeiðin fá 10% afslátt.

Verð: Kr. 50.000.- Greiða þarf 40% skráningargjalds við skráningu og restina viku fyrir upphaf námskeiðs. Ef allt námskeið er greitt í upphafi fæst 10% afsláttur. Ef ekki er næg þátttaka (lágmark 4) verður námskeiðið endurgreitt að fullu.

Efni: Grunnmyndlistarefni er innifalið í gjaldi svo sem prentsverta, pappír, þrykkplötur og hreinsiefni. Nemendur geta keypt pappír o.fl til viðbótar á námskeiðinu. Listi yfir önnur nauðsynleg efni og áhöld verður sendur þátttakendum.

Kennari: Valgerður Hauksdóttir grafíklistamaður og framhalds-/háskólakennari í grafíklist. (www.hauksdottir.is)

Skráning: Valgerður Hauksdóttir: valgerdur@hauksdottir.is

Gum Bichromate Printing

Instructor: Laura Valentino
Date and Time: March 9th and 10th, 10am–4pm

This 2-day intensive workshop covers all the basics of the gum bichromate photographic process. You will learn how to optimize digital negatives for gum printing and get hands-on experience printing your own beautiful tri-color and monochrome prints to take home with you. To make the most of our time, the class will be limited to 4 students.

Gum Bichromate is a historic photographic process which uses layers of gum/watercolor solution to create a painterly, photographic image. Laura Valentino has a master of arts degree from UC, Berkeley and has been gum printing for 10 years. More information and examples of her work can be found on her website: lauraval.com

This workshop will be taught in English, but Laura also speaks Icelandic if you need some points clarified.

Fee: 50.000 kr. all materials included

To register: send an email to lv@lauraval.com for further instructions.

IMPORTANT: All participants need to send two or three digital images (1 color image and 1 or 2 b&w) to lv@lauraval.com by March 1st (a week before the class begins). The images should be RGB or grayscale, 300ppi at 20x25cm max.

Solarplate

Advanced: June 7–8
Beginners: June 15–16

Instructor: Robynn Smith

Robynn is an internationally exhibiting artist from the San Francisco Bay area. She is the founder of the worldwide printmaking celebration Print Day in May, and Blue Mouse Studios in Aptos, California. She is Professor Emeritus at Monterey Peninsula College.

Advanced

June 7, 6–9pm
June 8, 10am–4pm

Join a small group of experienced printmakers, for a Solarplate printmaking workshop tailored to your needs. This workshop will identify goals and help you realize them. It is a critique group, a brainstorming session and an instructional workshop. Bring prints, plates and a dish to share for a potluck dinner and discussion on Friday night. On Saturday, we will work together to achieve goals set on Friday. This workshop is presented in a non-toxic environment.

Cost: 32.000 kr. includes most materials. Additional paper & plates will be available for purchase. Workshop participation is limited. Register early to ensure your spot!

Send an email to islenskgrafik@gmail.com with “Solarplate” in the subject line to register.

Beginners

June 15–16 from 10am–4pm

Solarplates are photosensitive plates that can be printed intaglio or relief. They can be exposed in natural sunlight or with artificial UV light. They are developed in water. Alone or combined with other printmaking techniques, they create prints of depth and beauty. Drawn, collaged and photographic imagery, both representational and abstract, work beautifully with these plates. In this workshop we will explore Solarplates, intaglio and relief inking and printing in a non-toxic environment. All levels of printmaking experience welcome.

Cost: 42.000 kr includes most materials. Additional paper & plates will be available for purchase. Workshop participation is limited. Register early to ensure your spot! For more information or to register contact

Send an email to islenskgrafik@gmail.com with “Solarplate” in the subject line to register.

 

Tindur

Aðferð: Photopolymer Gravure

Pappír: Fabirano Rosaspina Ivory 285gsm

Litir: olíuprentlitir í 3 litatónum

Myndastærð: 12.5×12.5cm

Pappírsstærð: 20x25cm

Upplag: 70

Landslag er síbreytilegt, líkt og manneskjur, og það er erfitt að festa það í augnabliki. Myndatökuferlið líkir eftir áhrifum tímans á landslagið.  Afraksturinn verður meira en þetta augnablik, þessi smellur í myndavélinni.

Laura Valentino hefur meistaragráðu í myndlist frá Kaliforníuháskóla, Berkeley. Hún flutti til Íslands árið 1988 og hefur búið hér síðan. Laura hefur tekið þátt í mörgum sýningum hérlendis og erlendis, sem málari og grafíklistamaður. Hún hefur kynnt sér gamla ljósmyndatækni síðan á tíunda áratug síðustu aldar, og lítur fyrst og fremst á sig sem grafíklistamaður (printmaker). Laura gekk til liðs við SÍM og Íslenska Grafík 2008 og stofnaði ásamt fleirum Félag filmuljósmyndara á Íslandi árið 2014. Hún er í stjórn (stúdíónefnd) ÍG og kennir námskeið í “gum bichromate” aðferð.

http://www.lauraval.com

 

Rocky Earth

Medium: Photopolymer Gravure

Paper: Fabirano Rosaspina Ivory 285gsm

Inks: oil based printmaking ink in 3 shades

Image size: 12.5×12.5cm

Paper size: 20x25cm

Edition size: 70

The landscape, similar to a human subject, is always changing and is hard to pin down in a moment.  The printmaking process mimics effect of time on the landscape. The final result becomes more than a single instance.

Laura Valentino has a masters degree in fine arts from the University of California, Berkeley, and has resided in Iceland since 1988. She has participated in numerous exhibitions in Iceland and abroad as a painter and printmaker. She has studied historic photographic processes since the late 90s and considers herself a printmaker. She joined SÍM and Íslensk Grafík in 2008 and was a founding member of Iceland Film Photography Association in 2014. She is on the board of ÍG (studio committee) and teaches workshops in the gum bichromate process.

http://www.lauraval.com

Andlit Jarðar (English below)

Laura Valentino synir gum bichromate og silfur-gelatín myndir í Grafíksalnum, Tryggvagötu 17, gengið inn hafnarmegin. Sýningin opnar 1. desember, kl. 14, og stendur til 16. desember. Opið fimmtudaga til sunnudaga kl.14-17.

Andlit Jarðar kannar áhrif tímans bæði á landslagið og á listsköpunarferlið.

Landslag er síbreytilegt, líkt og manneskjur, og það er erfitt að festa það í augnabliki. Veðurfar, árstíðir, ljós, náttúruöfl og gjörðir manneskjunnar hefur áhrif á það sem við sjáum. Bætum við aðgengi, sjónarhorni, ólíkum gerðum myndavéla sem grípa andartakið, filmum og formi. Síðan þarf að velja (kemísk) efni og lengd framköllunartímans. Filmuna má rispa, toga, teygja, skanna og handfjatla, eins og við förum með líkamann þegar hann þarf að glíma við náttúruna. Myndatökuferlið líkir eftir áhrifum tímans á landslagið. Pappír er valinn og myndefnið galdrað fram, baðað í vökva, lit, ljósi og tíma. Mörgum sinnum. Afraksturinn verður meira en þetta augnablik, þessi smellur í myndavélinni.

Laura hefur meistaragráðu í myndlist frá Kaliforníuháskóla, Berkeley. Hún flutti til Íslands árið 1988 og hefur búið hér síðan. Laura hefur tekið þátt í mörgum sýningum hérlendis og erlendis, sem málari og grafíklistamaður. Hún hefur kynnt sér gamla ljósmyndatækni síðan á tíunda áratug síðustu aldar, og lítur fyrst og fremst á sig sem grafíklistamaður (printmaker). Laura gekk til liðs við SÍM og Íslenska Grafík 2008 og stofnaði ásamt fleirum Félag filmuljósmyndara á Íslandi árið 2014. Hún er í stjórn (stúdíónefnd) ÍG og kennir námskeið í gum bichromate aðferð.

Earth Portraits

Laura Valentino exhibits gum bichromate and silver gelatin prints at Grafiksalurinn, Tryggvagata 17, entrance harbor side. The opening reception is on December 1st, 2pm, and the show stands until December 16th. The gallery is open from 2-5pm, Thursday–Sunday.

Earth Portraits explores the effect of time on both the landscape and the art making process itself.

The landscape, similar to a human subject, is always changing and is hard to pin down in a moment. Weather conditions, seasons, lighting, natural forces and human interference all have an effect on what is perceived. Add to the mix access, point of view, types of equipment used in capture, films, and format. Then comes choice of chemicals and length of development time. The film may be scratched, pushed, pulled, scanned and manipulated, much like the body when attempting to face nature. The process of depiction mimics effect of time on the landscape. Paper is chosen and the image is coaxed out in a bath of colors, chemicals, light and time. Several times. The final result becomes more than a single instance.

Laura Valentino has a masters degree in fine arts from the University of California, Berkeley, and has resided in Iceland since 1988. She has participated in numerous exhibitions in Iceland and abroad as a painter and printmaker. She has studied historic photographic processes since the late 90s and considersf herself a printmaker. She joined SÍM and Íslensk Grafík in 2008 and was a founding member of Iceland Film Photography Association in 2014. She is on the board of ÍG (studio committee) and teaches workshops in the gum bichromate process.