Selection: New Works by Bilk Gallery Artists

Artist list

Helen Aitken-Kuhnen, Julie Blyfield, Melissa Cameron, Daniel Dicaprio, Jill Hermans, Marian Hosking, Kazuko Inomata, Hiroki Iwata, Takashi Kojima, Johannes Kuhnen, Mio Kuhnen, Claire McArdle, Tsuruya Sakura, Fumiki Taguchi

​As part of the selection of the jewels shown, there is a twelve-layer reductive woodcut made in collaboration with Marais Press at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette by Daniel DiCaprio. The Dissolution of Memory and Values print started in March 2020 shortly after the beginning of the Covid 19 epidemic. Mardi Gras celebrations are believed to be the first super spreader events of the virus in Louisiana. This piece took just short of two years to completely carve and print all twelve layers of the image. Throughout this time, society has continually been challenged with conflicts between traditions and scientific advice. The imagery is a complex tangle of Mardi Gras beads. When viewed from up close it is difficult to see the interconnectedness of the shapes in Daniel Dicaprio's work. The marks and textures look very handmade, and the ink is thick with layers. As you back up the image becomes visible and takes on photographic quality, a clearly tangled mess of beads.
The prints took over 200 hours to complete and consists of twelve layers. Sales of the prints will be used to support the continuation of Marais Press. Marais Press is an initiative of the Printmaking Studio at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and is a fundraiser for student scholarships in visual arts.

Exhibition of new works by Daniel DiCaprio, Marian Hosking, Julie Blyfield, Johannes Kuhnen, Helen Aitken-Kuhnen, Mio Kuhnen, Melissa Cameron, Claire McArdle, Takashi Kojima, Fumiki Taguchi, Zachery Lechtenberg and other artists represented by the gallery. It will also include pieces by Japanese enameling artists, Tsuruya Sakura, Hiroki Iwata, and Kazuko Inomata. 
 

• Opening day on 12 November 2022, 11.00-17.00h.
• The full collection will be online from 10 November 2022.

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