Young Art

("Untitled Study 6," Kim Krause)

Young at Art: Works on Paper by Emerging and Established Artists

The Phyllis Weston-Annie Bolling Gallery

July 11-August 16

This is an exciting show explores the flexibility and diversity of prints from the 1920s to the present. Prints are a form of media that is not always immediately recognized and is often underestimated. They are often great ways, however, to collect works by famous artists because they are often more affordable and readily-available (i.e. Picasso print vs. Picasso oil on canvas). Prints themselves, however, are also a great form of expression in and of themselves. The prints of Albrecht Durer (c. 1500), for example, have a great amount of precision and detail and were produced in relatively few editions and, thus, are very expensive. In the 1960s, Andy Warhol began to mass-produce photo-silkscreens and toyed with the idea that art, like other commercial endeavors, could be mass-produced. However you look at it, prints have been used throughout art history by many artists for many different reasons. This show explores that by showing everything from the traditional prints by Harry Shokler to the contemporary architectural structures depicted in George Schmidt's works. My personal favorites include the incredible colorful "Untitled Study 6 " by Kim Krause and the kitschy 1950s-inspired "2nd Place" by Melissa Harshman.