Title

Proof: Contemporary Australian printmaking.

Venues

National Gallery of Victoria: Australia. The Ian Potter Centre. (8 December 2006 – 1 April 2007)

Date

(2006 – 2007)

Summary

Multi-artist exhibition. Located: Australia (VIC). Prints.

Curator

Grant, Kirsty

Documentation

Catalogue

Web address

http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/proof/

Country of context

Australia

Abstract

The printed image, with its unique capacity to be reproduced in multiple versions, offers fertile ground for contemporary artists. So too does the variety of means by which such images can be created, from traditional techniques including woodcut and etching, to the newest developments in digital printing technology.

Today's artists explore the expressive potential of the contemporary print in many ways. Some utilise printmaking techniques in conjunction with the specialised formats traditionally associated with the multiple image, including the print portfolio and the illustrated book, while others adopt an experimental approach that moves beyond familiar expectations of the printed image.

This exhibition samples recent printmaking practice, featuring a selection of contemporary works from the NGV's permanent collection of Australian prints by artists including Mike Parr, Lesley Duxbury and Milan Milojevic.[NGV media]