DICKIE WEBB

Last Tuesday we spent a day looking around SOHO district of NYC.  One of the highlights of this area was found in Peter Freeman Gallery space http://www.peterfreemaninc.com/exhibitions/thomas-schtte_1/

His sculptural works as well as his woodcut large scale prints were on offer.  The works occupied the half renovated commercial space really well.  The size of the works alongside the high ceilings combined with the finesse of the works and shabby decor complimented each other.  For me seeing th...
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With the interactive sound installation elective we spent time learning how to project a 3D image.  The video was taken from two digital cameras position eye width apart and cue together so the images recorded are what we see as humans.  These two recordings are then projected onto opposite sides of a weather ballon with digital projectors.  The result is quite mesmerising.  The first day we did not have the images framed or edited the second day we had done this however I was unable to captu...
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So here in Purchase I am being introduced to woodcut and then lithography.  The projects are about learning the process not focusing too much on the idea or concept.  The rough outline for my outcomes came from a visit to Coney Island however this is a starting point and I have been taking the time to see how far I can push woodcut.  In other words trying to make a woodcut that is not a stereotypical woodcut.  Hence with these first three there is a lot of wood cut away leaving lines which is...
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