Printmaking

Benjamin Munoz & Big Ink

September 2nd through October 20th, 2022

Gallery Hours - Wednesday through Sunday: 12-5pm

Benjamin Munoz

Artist Statement

In my work I seek to provide a narrative and document what is happening in the present moment around me, I do this by telling stories using imagery and composition. Told from my perspective, these stories are personal to me however I've found that they’re not unique to me. These are the stories of our society and culture in our time. 

I stack imagery in my work to provide structure to the account. Sometimes the stack of objects is chronological, a linear timeline starting from the base moving to the top. In other cases the imagery could be in order of relevance or importance. The object at the bottom of the piece holds that placement because without it nothing else could stand, it’s what that object represents that is the foundation of the story. 

I recently completed a series of prints titled the Endless Endeavor, the prints documented the story of my family. They start with my grandfather coming to the United States from Mexico City and ended with the birth of my daughters while exploring the generations in between. In that series the stacks symbolized the idea that each generation works hard to elevate the following generation so that they can obtain things that were out of reach for previous generations. This is one example of the ways that I am currently using imagery composition to provide a narrative.

Big Ink

Big Ink is an arts organization that invite artists to submit a large wood cut (at least 24″ x 36″) to be printed on site at one of their workshops. As part of their mission, BIG INK invites the general public to come watch the process for free! Riverviews will house their large scale press in our main gallery. Exact times and selected prints will be announced closer to date of the event. More details to follow!

They will predetermine the selected artists/entries before the event. Those selected will press 3 prints, one of which will be added to the BIG INK portfolio. Artists can be individuals or collaboration of two artists, with or without printmaking experience. Below you can find the participating artists and their websites if provided!

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