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Nathaniel Stern’s collaboration comes to an end

My last DKW update featured my ongoing collaboration with Nathaniel Stern. His project began in March 2006 and came to an end in late October, the day before he left for a two-year period of study in Ireland. During our eight month collaboration we resolved a new body of work that culminated in 19 limited editions that explored every medium known to DKW. Aquatints, line etching, hand engraving, carborundum, polyester plate lithography, monotypes, chine collé, and combinations of all of the above, were explored to their fullest extent. We also pushed boundaries in our use of colour and the creation of new textures. Nathaniel is a digital and interactive artist primarily and has been realizing a new body of works on paper through digital printing that we have been manipulating and translating into traditional printmaking form. He has entitled the series of work Compressionism. His manifesto and images of the digital and handmade series can be found at http://compressionism.net/ .

Although most of the work we created will only be released at Nathaniel’s solo exhibition, call and response, at Art on Paper in January 2007, we are immediately releasing a portfolio of prints entitled response that includes a variety of the techniques we explored. This small portfolio suite includes 6 limited-edition prints and a digitally printed colophon page within an archival box. Please view the suite of prints at http://www.davidkrutpublishing.com/artbase/abf-artist.php?artist=47 .

*Three of the images, Emmarentia Lily, Composition with Water II and Allysum are also available for sale individually.

Nathaniel may have left the country but it will definitely not be the last we see of him. I sadly say adieu for the time being and bid him all the very best until we meet again. Follow him at http://www.nathanielstern.com/blog/index.php.

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