November 2021 Newsletter
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IS Projects is looking for a new home!
After 7 wonderful years in the FATVillage Arts District, IS Projects is looking for a new home. We need to be out of our current space by May 31st 2022 in order to make way for a transformative development project.
We are very excited at the opportunity that this change brings for the studio and look forward to finding a space where artists and creatives can continue to expand their practice in printmaking and book arts while contributing to the evolution of the medium. We are open to lots of ideas and would love to partner with people and orgs that are passionate about the development of South Florida’s artists and arts landscape. If you have any suggestions, contacts or leads or if you own a big warehouse that you would like to fill up with a printmaking wonderland please reach out!
In the meantime, please consider doing your holiday shopping or taking a class at IS Projects to help support us as we get ready for this major (and expensive) change!
Wherever we end up, we promise to continue to bring high quality programming and prints to South Florida for years to come!
IN THE GALLERY
Re: Contextual by David Wolske
November 17, 2021 - January 3, 2022
Opening Reception I Sat, November 27th 6-10PM
Re: Contextual is a solo exhibition of relief letterpress prints by David Wolske combining contemporary and historical processes to transfigure letters, numbers, and punctuation into visual poetry. The abstractions use color and negative space to communicate the more emotional aspects of written language while inviting the viewers to create their own interpretations.
By deconstructing language to express a more visceral form of communication, Wolske's work playfully subverts the relationship between the hand and the machine. Viewers may be surprised to learn that the deceptively simple shapes they see in these enigmatic compositions are remixed letters and numbers. By abstracting the alphabet, Wolske transforms the ordinary, or even banal, into something new and unexpected.
David Wolske is a typo/graphic designer, artist, and educator. His interdisciplinary practice combines the traditions of letterpress and printmaking with digital tools and design thinking. Wolske’s work is exhibited and collected nationally and internationally. He is a 2020 LHM Educator Fellow at the Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography at ArtCenter College of Design; the College Book Art Association 2018 Emerging Educator; 2016 Visiting Artist at Hatch Show Print; and a 2014 Utah Visual Arts Fellow. Wolske’s work is represented by Artspace111 in Fort Worth. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the College of Visual Arts and Design at the University of North Texas.
VISIT US AT ARTWALK
We invite you to the studio for the FATVillage Artwalk this Saturday, November 27th from 6-10pm. There will be plenty of goodies in retail for those looking to shop small this holiday season and a fantastic exhibition up in the gallery!
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