Experimental Project

IEEB 4 - The 4th edition of the Biennial will be a curatorial one, not an open call for artists!

DEFINITIONS:
engraving noun
• the activity of engraving
• a picture printed onto paper from a piece of wood or metal into which the design has been cut
Definition of engraving noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

experimental adjective
• pertaining to, derived from, or founded on experiment: an experimental science.
• of the nature of an experiment; tentative: The new program is still in an experimental stage.
• functioning as an experiment or used for experimentation: an experimental airplane.
• based on or derived from experience; empirical: experimental knowledge.

PERIOD:
November 20th 2010 – January 30th 2011

SPACES:
• The "Brancovan Palaces" Cultural Center, Mogosoaia

• Atelier 030202 – contemporary art space

CONCEPT:

IEEB presents a useful reflection on the current situation of graphic arts with an accent on experiment in the image multiplying techniques and also on the innovation of graphic expression and its place in contemporary times.

Following the process of the previous editions, IEEB will present works of serial art made by mechanical, digital reproduction, classic but re-contextualized printing techniques, computer based technologies, video interventions linked to the printing process, printed objects, book objects, installations or video actions/performances of new ways of printing, multiplying, deteriorating or modifying images.

Seriality and reproducibility are key notions.

Woodcut, metal printing techniques, linocut, serigraphy and so on will receive a special attention only when connected to a conceptual, experimental discourse, with substance and ideas.

We promote and sustain the experiment in printmaking, new printing solutions and techniques, the dialogue with the three-dimensional or with the creation of objects through printmaking techniques, serial works, installations with the use of engraving and/or engraved objects. Combinatory techniques, unconventional supports, objects and ready-mades with print interventions, engraving collages, digital prints and other possible printing methods, approaching engraving three-dimensionally, process video-recordings form concept to printed result are all encouraged.

OBJECTIVES:

To experiment where there seemed to be nothing more to develop / To encourage printing and multiplying processes / To innovate / To promote contemporary printmaking / To expand the
circle of contemporary art public / To think in perspective / To have no boundaries in creation /
To dialogue / To support the substance of contemporary artistic discourse.

TEAM:
Ciprian Ciuclea - Biennial Director (ciprian.ciuclea@gmail.com)
Olivia Nitis - Consultant Curator (olivia_nitis@yahoo.com)
Cosmina Tanase – Public Relations Consultant
Andreea Micu - Project Assistant (andreea@experimentalproject.ro)
Nicoleta Apostol - Project Assistant (volunteer) (nicoleta@experimentalproject.ro)

soon details about the curators and the program of ieeb 4!

New entry: Sigrid Langrehr (Austria)

Is there an economic crisis? With no investmant and with old materials from your studio it's time that you experimented! The crisis is great for experimental work! We are waiting for your new experimental print works to be posted on IEEB website. Send your portfolio now!

Experimental Printmaking online projects » download rules (PDF file)
IEEB (International Experimental Engraving Biennial) initiates a new project:
EXPERIMENTAL PRINTMAKING - online projects. »more
Selected portfolios: » view here

» 15th Tallinn Print Triennial - January-April 2011, Kumu Art Museum.
FOR LOVE NOT MONEY is intended to present a timely reflection on the state of contemporary art production, presentation and reception — during a period of world financial crisis. It also encapsulates a reflection of the status of ‘printmaking’ within the hierarchy of contemporary art practice and production. Continuing a process started in previous triennials the 15th Triennial will present art works made using a range of mechanical and digital reproduction and print techniques, including camera and computer based technologies.

» Basil Colin Frank at 2nd International Art & Science Festival, Patras, Greece

» Philagrafika 2010 - On January 29, Philadelphia becomes host to Philagrafika 2010, the inaugural presentation of a triennial event that celebrates the role of print in contemporary artistic practice. More than 300 artists are participating in exhibitions and programs at more than 80 cultural organizations and institutions across the city, from the heart of downtown to the surrounding region.

» 14th International Biennial Print Exhibition 2010, R.O.C. in Taiwan - NATIONAL TAIWAN MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
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» X y l o g r a p h y – S t y l i s t i c M a t r i x 3 - The Xylography – Stylistic Matrix represents a project which proves generous from multiple viewpoints: its ideas, participants, works of art, objectives, and its initiator – Suzana Fântânariu, Professor Ph.D.
In 2007, an exceptional printmaking artist, Suzana Fântânariu, was promoting a new concept and a series of manifestations enclosing exhibitions and discussions with noteworthy participation. Concluded with the publication of this volume, the concept reconsiders a technique significant for its contributions through time to printmaking and re-settles a certain gesture of the visual artist, stylistically authenticating various means of expression. The project, which keeps developing successfully, re-unites in group exhibitions printmakers and graphic designers from Romania, France, Mexico and Canada, all high achieving graduates from the Fine Arts and Design Department at the Western University of Timişoara, the Printmaking Section, who live and work in the country and Diaspora. Their works, connected, not only honor the specific genre of woodcut, they also certify the permanence of a tradition with sufficient matrix resources to allow the proposed contemporary experiments: woodcut-object, linocut–installation, personal techniques, digital-print, film, all professionally carried out by the authors.