Written by Dominic Cawili

Tritons Call Staff

     On Thursday, Aug. 25, The Isla Center for the Arts held their grand opening for the International Exhibition of Contemporary Print UOG 2016.

     The event hosted diverse viewers, ranging from students to professors both artists and non-artists alike. It was an entertaining event followed up with refreshments and appearances of a few artists themselves. 

     The exhibit showcases various print pieces from twenty-four experienced artists world-wide.

     These artists are from countries such as Guam, the United States, Japan, India, and a few others.

Many of these artists are known to actively present their work in other exhibitions across the world.

     The artworks encompass a range of themes and techniques that include relief, intaglio, screen-print, digital, and experimental. “The print works are very popular in Japan,” says Japanese artist, Takeda Ritsuko, “Between the reality of a sheet of paper and the fictionality of the three dimensions on or in a paper, there is my world.”

     Many artists, just like Takeda, live in the world of print; taking our world of reality and pushing it in to a two or three dimensional piece that explains itself.

     The organizer of the exhibit, Dr. Irena Keckes, said, “This exhibition invites audiences to explore if and how print practices have been revolutionized through research, technology, and diverse communities…the aim is to perceive printmaking beyond its traditional meanings, and visualize it as a transformative force in art today.”

     Dr. Keckes hopes that the interest of print art will inspire more artists to partake in the field and will bring in a new art field to the island. The exhibit at the Isla Center for the Arts will be open to public until Oct. 14, 2016.