Anderson Ranch Arts Center Workshop Catalogs 2010-2014 | Page 41

Alan Lerner, Birds and a Cop

Gary Simmons, Midnight Matinee (detail)

Mala Iqbal, Wild One (detail)

June 20 - 24

June 27 - July 1

June 27 - July 1

Alan Lerner

Gary Simmons

Mala Iqbal

Skill Level: Open to all

Skill Level: IV, with portfolio review required.

Skill Level: II

Concept:  This workshop focuses on waterbased photo screen printing techniques used
to make political and rock posters. Slide lectures discuss the history of posters, especially
from the 1960s, a vivid time of political thought
and action as reflected in the music of the era.
Technical demonstrations cover beginning
photo screen printing processes as students
learn to apply a photo stencil to screens and
print one- and two-color registered prints.

Concept: This workshop is for advanced artists
wanting critical feedback on their work from
one of contemporary art’s most exciting painters. Students are asked to bring one work and
documented images for discussion as well as
materials needed to work in the studio. Each
student receives considerable focused time
with the teacher to tackle key elements of
their work and vision.

Concept:  Why do artists use devices like science fiction, surrealism and fantasy? How can
we transcend the seemingly fixed limitations of
our own minds? Where do passion and devotion come from? A great painting draws its
power from a place beyond words. Like dreams,
visual art can destabilize how we see “reality”
by showing us that we are constantly creating
labels to fix things in place that cannot be fixed.
This class explores these ideas through the
lens of (primarily) figurative painting.

Screen Printed Posters 

Media & Techniques:  Acrylic screen printing
ink with a variety of papers, photo emulsion,
drawings and computer generated graphics as
preparatory artwork. (Images brought to the
workshop should be printed in black inkjet ink.)
Activities: The first day begins with examples
of posters from the last 50 years as well as a
discussion of finished posters with preparatory
artwork. The first technical demonstration covers emulsion