The fruits of a monotype workshop held last year will be on display at the Yates Theatre/ Waterfield Gallery beginning Oct. 2.
“Monotype is a form of print-making where you put paint or ink on a surface and transfer an image to paper,” explained Bowman Arts Centre Curator Darcy Logan, adding the appeal of monotype is the artist never knows what the end result will look like.
“It’s quite different than what the artist expects. Because when you peel the paper off, you see how the different pigments used interact with each other, so it is always a surprise what you get,” he continued.
All of the works on display from several artists including Leila Armstrong, Alexis Bialobzyski, Louise Cormier, Kelaine Devine, Beany Dootjes, Donna Gallant, Aaron Hagan, Maria Madacky, Jill Moloy, Frater Tham and Deborah Williams, were created during the workshop.
“This was another one of my workshops where we invited local artists to come down and spend a day at the Centre and work together producing monotypes. The benefit was twofold— the camaraderie of working with other artists and the possibility of learning new techniques,” he said noting each artist created six or seven works during the workshop, so he chose his favourite 30 for the exhibition.
“We had everything from landscapes to still lifes,” he said.
The opening reception for the new exhibit is 7-9 p.m., Oct. 2 at the Waterfield Gallery, upstairs in the Yates Theatre. The exhibit runs until Dec. 31.
— By Richard Amery, L.A. Beat Editor
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