2011 Chakaia Booker

2011 chakaia booker

This extraordinary piece is a 4 Block Wood Cut with 65 Piece Chine Collé. The piece measures 20.5 x 25 inches and is produced on various papers: Somerset Velvet, Gampi MM20, Kitikata, Torinoko, and Thai Mulberry.  Booker's work was printed by Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop and the printers who contributed to this intricate and labor intensive project are Phil Sanders, Sam Chun, and Chris Dunnett.  The production of this print required 20,000 pieces which all needed to be cut, stored and registered before going through the press. Master printer Phil Sanders compared the production to conducting an orchestra which is an interesting analogy since the image evokes sound and movement.

Chakaia Booker is perhaps best known for her monumental tire sculptures. Similar patterns and the sense of monumentality have been translated into her print. Her commissions and exhibits include some of the most renowned institutions in our country. Just to name a few, her exhibited pieces have been on view at the Whitney in New York and the Corcoran in Washington, DC. Her work can be found in the permanent collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Studio Museum in Harlem, and Storm King.

 

~ Mona Rubin ~

 

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Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Paul Binnie is a Scottish artist working in the Japanese tradition of woodblock print making. His work is reflective of the shin hanga artists of the early to mid-20th century, employing subjects such as landscapes, tattoos, and female beauties (bijin).
He studied art history at Edinburgh University and painting and etching at Edinburgh College of
Art from 1985-1990. In 1990 he moved to Paris until his interest in Japanese Ukiyo-e prints took him to Japan in 1993. There he studied woodblock print carving and printing with the master Seki Kenji. In 1998, Binnie moved to London and set up his own studio. Here he expanded his oeuvre to include Landscapes and bijin.

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Don't miss this film that the New York Times reviewer described with the terms "awe-struck" and "breathtaking"! Tickets for Print Club of New York members and their friends are still available for our viewing of the film on Tuesday, March 6, at 5:30 p.m. at the Quad Cinema, 34 West 13th Street. Manny Kirchheimer will be at the film to introduce it and answer questions following the film. You can reserve tickets at the discount rate of $8 from Kay Deaux at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or, if tickets are still available, by purchasing them at the theatre prior to the showing. 2012/03/02/movies/manfred-kirchheimers-art-is-the-permanent-revolution.html?emc=eta1   CHAKAIA BOOKERAND MASTER PRINTER PHIL SANDERS 2011 Presentation PrintSept 12th, 2011 atThe Society of Illustrators             JAPANESE PRINTS, OLD AND NEW Oct 18th, 2011 atThe Ukrainian Institue   IFPDA PRINT FAIRWATCH FOR YOUR LINKS FOR YOUR V.I.P. CARD Nov 2 - Nov 6, 2011 atThe New York Armory   WILL BARNET AT 100 Sept 16 - Dec 31, 2011 atNational Academy     .