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Linocut

Also known as linoleum printing, Linocut is a type of relief printing that uses a linoleum block as the carved medium. What isn’t carved away is inked and then printed. With an endless array of design choices and plenty of techniques, linoleum printing is a great way to enter the world of printmaking. Both beginning and seasoned artists will have a fun time learning how to create reusable stamps of their favorite images. Learn step by step the process of linocutting with the link above, and check out Bill Fick’s work at the Schneider Museum of Art for an example of an artist pushing the boundaries of the art form today.

https://www.boardingallrows.com/linocut-process/

Chiaroscuro Woodcuts

Named after the Italian term for modeling in light and shadow, Chiaroscuro is considered one of the rarest print types out of Italy during the Renaissance. The color was achieved through aligning and inking different colors with multiple woodblocks in a gradient order. This meant that every shade that appeared in the final product needed a separate carving. The National Gallery of Art’s website for their 2018 exhibition “The Chiaroscuro Woodcut in Renaissance Italy” goes into depth about influential artists and histories of this technique. See their article in the link below, and see a post-modern take on Chiaroscuro woodcarving with Tom Huck’s piece Electric Baloneyland on display at the Scheider Museum of art as part of the exhibition Pushing the Press.

https://www.nga.gov/press/exh/4910.html

Donald Judd

Simple, geometric, and modular. These are all words that have been used to describe Donald Judd’s work. Judd is considered to be part of the Minimalist movement, he worked mostly with industrial materials such as steel, plexiglass, and iron, giving his creations a cold and impersonal feel. Something distinct about his work is that rather than being put on a plinth, or a stand, Judd would place his work directly on the floor. This would cause viewers to have to define the work’s existence as art for themselves. Donald Judd’s piece “Untitled” is now on display in the Entry Gallery of the Schneider Museum of Art. Come see his work today and see what conclusions you come to today.

https://www.theartstory.org/artist/judd-donald/

The Schneider Museum of Art is located within the ancestral homelands of the Shasta, Takelma, and Latgawa peoples who lived here since time immemorial. These Tribes were displaced during rapid Euro-American colonization, the Gold Rush, and armed conflict between 1851 and 1856. In the 1850s, discovery of gold and settlement brought thousands of Euro-Americans to their lands, leading to warfare, epidemics, starvation, and villages being burned. In 1853 the first of several treaties were signed, confederating these Tribes and others together – who would then be referred to as the Rogue River Tribe. These treaties ceded most of their homelands to the United States, and in return they were guaranteed a permanent homeland reserved for them. At the end of the Rogue River Wars in 1856, these Tribes and many other Tribes from western Oregon were removed to the Siletz Reservation and the Grand Ronde Reservation. Today, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon (https://www.grandronde.org) and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (http://www.ctsi.nsn.us/) are living descendants of the Takelma, Shasta, and Latgawa peoples of this area. We encourage you to learn about the land you reside on, and to join us in advocating for the inherent sovereignty of Indigenous people.

Linocut

Chiaroscuro Woodcuts

Donald Judd

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