In s3e57, Platemark host Ann Shafer speaks with Karen Kunc, an artist who manipulates reduction woodcuts in an amazing and unique way. Karen is a retired professor and is owner of Constellation Studios in Lincoln, NE. Karen retired from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, four years ago after a long…
Karen Kunc's work is all nature-based lyrical abstraction.
Karen Kunc's work is all nature-based lyrical abstraction.
In s3e56, Platemark host Ann Shafer introduces a five-part miniseries with the artists in 5X5, an exhibition that was part of PrintAustin 2024. First up is Briar Craig, one of five artists selected for inclusion in 5X5 by juror J. Myszka Lewis, curator at Tandem Press, University of Wisconsin–Madison. Briar…
In s3e55, Platemark host Ann Shafer speaks with Miguel A. Aragón, artist and professor at the City University of New York, Staten Island. They talk about CNC routers, drills as woodcutting tools, growing up in Juarez, Mexico, and that city’s war on drugs as a subject in his art. He…
In s3e54, Platemark host Ann Shafer talks with Andrew Raftery, artist, professor, scholar, and wallpaper designer. Andrew works in several modes, most notably in engraving. The through line in the work is domesticity. An early print featured a young man suit shopping. Next was a portfolio of engravings detailing rooms…
On this short video from Platemark s3e55, artist Miguel A. Aragón talks about not defining works of art by their technique or media. It's a work of art, not a painting or a print or a sculpture.
Miguel A. Aragón talks about the importance of having the means of making contribute to the work's meaning.
In s3e53 of Platemark, hosts Ann Shafer and Tru Ludwig conclude their conversation with Carol Wax, artist and author of The Mezzotint: History and Technique. In this second half, we talk about how all copper plates are not created equal, the intricacies of inking a mezzotint plate, the number of…
A clip from s3e54, in which @platemarkpodcast host Ann Shafer talks with Andrew Raftery about transfer dinnerware and hand-printed wallpapers.
