4-Week Reductive Linoleum Cut class

Reductive Linoleum Cut Printing with Kakyoung Lee

4 weeks, Thursdays, 6 – 9pm
June 6 – 26, 2024
Fee: $425 including materials and 12 hours of studio time

This course will introduce students the art of reduction relief printmaking, a method for creating vibrant, multicolored print using just one block. Throughout this course, we will study examples of relief prints by contemporary artists and delve into the process of creating images using three or four different colors. Guided by drawing, we will alternate between printing a color and carving to reveal the layers beneath. The class will cover the entire process of reduction relief printing, from creating a registration jig, to dividing colors, translating images onto the block, mastering carving techniques, and finally, printing on the press using water-soluble ink.

Kakyoung Lee (she/her) is a Korean-born, Brooklyn-based artist with a background in printmaking. Her practice spans printmaking, animation, and installation. Interdisciplinary engagement with print and time-based work is central to her research and studio practice. Lee holds her BFA and MFA in printmaking from Hong-Ik University, as well as an MFA from SUNY-Purchase College, NY. Lee has exhibited in numerous exhibitions both locally and internationally including Drawing Center and Mass MoCA, and held in public collections such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Asia Society Museum in New York, and National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Lee has participated in numerous artist residency programs including the Marie Walsh Sharpe, Yaddo, McDowell Colony, Omi, ISCP, Jamaica Center of Arts and Learning, and Brandywine Workshop and Archives (BWA) where she was able to focus on experimenting with time-intensive print/animation projects. Lee received grants and awards including the American Academy of Arts and Letter Purchase Award, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant, and the NYFA Fellowship. Lee’s works have been featured in the Library of Congress blog, Art in Paper, Hyperallergic, and Printeresting.com.

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