Paper Pavement, Nick Gilmore at Turn-Based Press, 2015

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Steamroller-embossed prints of the streets of downtown Miami, by Nick Gilmore, exhibited at Turn-Based Press.

Opening night photo from Paper Pavement by Nick Gilmore at Turn-Based Press.

Opening night photo from Paper Pavement by Nick Gilmore at Turn-Based Press.

Opening night photo from Paper Pavement by Nick Gilmore at Turn-Based Press.

Opening night photo from Paper Pavement by Nick Gilmore at Turn-Based Press.

Opening night photo from Paper Pavement by Nick Gilmore at Turn-Based Press.

Paper Pavement, Nick Gilmore at Turn-Based Press, 2015

Paper Pavement, by Nick Gilmore, will be on view at Turn-Based Press through December, 2015.

A satellite presentation of Paper Pavement is installed at the Miami Center for Architecture and Design, and will be on view there through November.

Listen to a WLRN audio segment with Nick Gilmore and Turn-Based Press Founder and Co-Director Kathleen Hudspeth here.

Paper Pavement was created with the direct support of grants from the Miami Downtown Development Authority, and made during DWNTWN Art Days, 2015.  Turn-Based press also receives ongoing institutional support from the Miami Worldcenter.

 

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Paper Pavement, Nick Gilmore at Turn-Based Press, 2015
Paper Pavement, Nick Gilmore at Turn-Based Press, 2015

Artist Nick Gilmore will print the city streets of downtown Miami during the annual DWNTWN Art Days, 2015.  Live printing, Friday, September 11; Opening Friday September 11, 2015 at 7 PM. Turn-Based Press, 100 NE 11th ST, Miami, FL, 33132

During DWNTWN Art Days, 2015, artist Nick Gilmore will print the streets of downtown Miami as blind-embosses which will be exhibited as Paper Pavement at Turn-Based Press.  The artist will be live-printing the work during mid-day Friday, September 11, and the exhibition will open Friday evening at 7 PM.

Paper Pavement tells a story of history and the future, the passage of time, the urban underfoot.

A steamroller navigates within the boundaries of a major commercial development zone, printing paper impressions of the streets along its path. Crumbling asphalt, utility covers, traffic signals, cement patchwork all characterize the area and its history in a way mostly ignored; easily disregarded. The impressions will tell the narrative of the place as it exists that very moment. A rutted road or cracked sidewalk takes on a different presence when transferred into a form embossed into paper. This Paper Pavement is displayed as a record and reflection of a city on the cusp of transformation.

Nick Gilmore is a sculptor, and an adjunct professor of printmaking at FIU.

A satellite presentation of Paper Pavement will be on view at the Miami Center for Architecture and Design, also opening Friday, September 11, 2015.  MCAD serves as the welcome center for DWNTWN Miami, and will be the Miami Downtown Development Authority‘s headquarters during DWNTWN Art Days this year.

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Large Format Relief Printing Workshop at Turn-Based Press with IS Projects

The workshop, held in collaboration with Ingrid Schindall of IS Projects and with the printing assistance of Nick Gilmore, will focus on the creation of mid-scale relief blocks that will be printed by steamroller during DWNTWN Art Days, September 2015.

Meets for 3 sessions:

  • Saturday, August 29
    10 AM – 1 PM—Intro to Carving @ Turn-Based Press
  • Saturday, September 5
    10 AM – 1 PM—Proofing @ Turn-Based Press
  • Saturday, September 12
    11 AM – 2 PM—Invitational Steamroller Relief Printing Session @ Turn-Based Press during DWNTWN Art Days 2015

The Large Format Relief Printing Workshop with IS Projects at Turn-Based Press will teach participants the fundamentals of how to cut, proof and print a relief block in the first two sessions. The final session will be a steamroller-printing event which will occur during the annual, 3-day long celebration of art in downtown Miami: DWNTWN Art Days. This printing session will also be open to members of the community who wish to print their own large-scale blocks who pre-register with Turn-Based Press (contact KH@turnbasedpress.com).

In the first session, each student will learn how to “think print” when creating their own image to carve into the block as well as receive tips and tricks to carving large format relief images.

In the second session, students will learn how to ink up and print their blocks on an etching press and we will go over hand printing techniques for printing without a press at home.

The final result is a large-scale, steamroller-printed artwork composed of a matrix of the blocks produced as part of the workshop. Each student will leave the class with their block, proofs from the etching press, and a large-scale steamroller printed piece containing their image and the images of their classmates.

Workshop Cost: $140
Includes Materials; deposit required for the loan of some tools for take-home use.

Registration sign-up at this link.