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| "In Search of Living" |
Mark Franchino, chair of the Clarion University Art Department, is one of 37 artists selected from over 2000 submissions worldwide to take part in the International Print Center New York (IPCNY), "New Prints 2009/Autumn" exhibit. The exhibition runs from Oct. 30-Dec. 12.
Franchino has an embossing and pencil work, "In Search of a Living (Part IV)," which he completed in 2008 in the exhibit. New Prints 2009/Autumn includes 60 works by emerging to established artists, and two collectives.
Raised in Long Island, N.Y., Franchino' interest in fine arts started in high school when drawing and painting classes were offered to students. He enrolled at State University of New York at Buffalo, as an illustrator, and earned his B.F.A. Franchino found his passion for printmaking at the University of Delaware where he earned his M.F.A. He joined Clarion University's faculty in 2005 and is currently the chair of the art department and assistant professor of printmaking.
New Prints 2009/Autumn includes three screen printed T-shirts shrink-wrapped in meat packaging, and five books, two of which, "The Collapse of the Home I & II" by Railsmith, contain five 3-D, popup printed objects of each. Other highlights include: Duke Riley's "Morituri Te Salutant," a laser engraving and drypoint on plexiglas, based on the artist's recent performance staging of a Roman sea-battle-to-the-death at the former Worlds Fair site, in Queens, New York; a grouping of Allan McCollum's digital embroideries of black, almalgamous sillouettes in oval frames; two photogravures by Liliana Porter that capture anthropomorphic toys wearing a wedding dress and a tutu; and Isca Greenfield-Sander's "Bright Beach," a photogravure and a aquatint etching that depicts a beach party ablaze with light and color under the sun.
This is the 33rd presentation of IPCNY's New Prints Program, a series of juried exhibitions organized by IPCNY four times each year, featuring prints made within the past 12 months by artists at all stages of their careers. The exhibition represents a cross-section of printmaking while continuing IPCNY's commitment to provide an ongoing exhibition venue for contemporary prints and a major source of information about artists working in the medium.
IPCNY is a non-profit institution founded to promote the greater appreciation and understanding of the fine art print worldwide. Through innovative programming, it fosters a climate for the enjoyment, examination and serious study or artists' prints, from the old master to the contemporary. IPCNY offers its members a program of workshop and gallery visits, and has established an informational website and information desk available to the public at the gallery. IPCNY depends upon public and private donations to support its programs.
Clarion University is the high-achieving, nationally recognized, comprehensive university that delivers a personal and challenging academic experience.
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