The Carnegie Center in New Albany,Indiana is
shelter to a large array of prints from local artists here in southern Indiana
to Wisconsin. The pieces in the center are from all around the country and give
different perspectives of how art is created in different areas. Janet Ballweg,
Joshua, Kolbow, and Donna Stallard are three artists’ that are worth seeing at
the Carnegie. Their works seem to stand above and beyond when it comes to other
pieces during the Mid America Print Council. Their works seem to be very
thoughtful and very aesthically pleasing to look at.
The Carnegie Museum in downtown New Albany, there
are two sides to the center. There’s the left side and the right side. In this
particular case, one could say that the work in the left side could be
appreciated a little more than in the right. Not saying the the left side of
the museum was a success and the right side was a fail, but the work is more
interesting and can be presumed to be more thoughtful and could be appreciated
more by the viewer. So on the left side, there are two works that stand out
beautifully comparative to the rest. Josh Kolbow and Donna Stallard. Kolbow is
attending the university of North Dakota for his masters in fine arts and it
shows. His beautiful linoleum cut piece, What
an Ass, is something to look at. He has great detailed work and very
precise cuts that transfer to the paper extremely well. You can definitely
tell that everything went in his favor when he was creating and when he
finished this piece. Also, if you are into politics, this could also appeal to
you as well. So he is bringing in a array of audience members to view his work
and not just limiting it to artists specifically.
Reaching the end of the left side are full of
pieces that grab your attention, but there's one in particular that captures
your eye and is very different to the rest. With it being a print making
gallery you plan on seeing nothing but paper and ink as the mediums throughout
the whole museum. The professor at Indiana University Southeast, used a print
roller in addition to her paper and ink. She actually uses what creates the
actual print in cohesion with the what the artist prints on. It's very
different but very beautiful by showing the ink on the handles as print of a
persons’ hands that give reference to how the artist puts in their hard work.
Also the paper with the print itself is actually wrapped around the roller. You
can't see the full print because it is wrapped around it and you're not allowed
to move it, but from what you can see it is a very thoughtful and aesthetically
pleasing work of art.
Swinging from the left side of the gallery to the
right, one of the more colorful pieces in that room is a piece created by Janet
Ballweg called, Hope Springs Eternal.
She has created only 18 different versions of this piece and the Carnegie holds
the 4th version. The purples and tones of yellow work extremely well together
and make the subject pop off of the paper. She has had her masters in fine arts
in Printmaking and drawing from the university of Illinois since 1985, so
saying she is experienced in her field is an understatement. Her strong line
work show how confident she is in her work.
These pieces are those that
stand out from the rest. The only down fall to all of the pieces in a
generalized statement is the lighting. Usually lighting is supposed to be
thoughtfully planned out where there is no glare in the glass of the frame so
you can see the piece. The Carnegie has a few spots that may alter some viewers’
opinion of the piece or may just skip it all together because the viewing
experience takes away. Overall, though the Mid America Print Council went
extremely well and both sides are a pleasure to look at; the left side is just
a little bit more interesting and appealing when it comes to colors and content
to the pieces.
- Nash Laney
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