Washington Printmakers Gallery presents Illuminations, Ron Meick November 5th thru 28th 2021. This show explores illumination as both a phenomenological characteristic of light and enlightenment of information or wisdom acquired from visual objects. Illumination also refers to the traditional definition of any decorated or illustrated religious manuscript. Many of these prints are printed on or over other prints. The juxtaposition of these images is intended to amplify the content of these objects or to impart meaning.
Opening Reception: Saturday November 6th, 2021, 1-4pm
Washington Printmakers Gallery
These prints utilize several printmaking techniques to make these one-of-a-kind objects. Woodcuts, relief prints, and monotypes with chine collé are printed on or over images such as a Chinese print of a hundred tigers, illustrations from an 1880’s bible, and an antique Tibetan scroll. Digital transparencies are backlit with LED panels through relief prints. The prevalence of digital screens that engage the viewer, provides a neural relationship to the image.
Washington Printmakers Gallery