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Talleen Hacikyan Exhibit Opens at ALMA
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ALMA, ARTS | MAY 14, 2013 3:45 PM
WATERTOWN - Talleen Hacikyan, an illustrator and printmaker, will give
an informal talk about her work at the opening of her exhibit at the
Armenian Library and Museum of America (ALMA) on Wednesday, May 22, at
7 p.m. The exhibit will include prints and illustrations, including
monotype, woodcut and linocut printing. Collagraphy is Hacikyan's
`medium of choice' as she notes that the flexible and direct nature of
the technique allows for a more intuitive approach. She writes,
`Working on the cardboard plate that will be inked and printed onto
paper becomes an act of play. Etching and tearing the plate, gluing
materials onto it and building it up with plaster lets me create
fluidly. Images and episodes of an unconscious narrative are revealed
to me as I work. Through symbols and textures that echo indigenous art
and the memory of childhood I explore various themes that deal with
our primordial connection to the natural world.'
Parallel to her printmaking practice, Hacikyan also illustrates
children's books. The exhibition features the original illustrations
for Tork Angegh (Gomidas Institute, London, UK, 2007) and Aesop's
Fables retold by children's author, Michael Rosen (Tradewind Press,
Vancouver, BC, 2013). The illustrations for both books were created
with acrylic paint, combined with hand printing and collage. For the
hand-printed textures, she used objects ranging from woodblocks
designed for textile printing, to leaves, onions, cabbage and
broccoli.
Born in Montreal in 1959, Hacikyan is a visual artist, art educator
and fiction writer. She has bachelor's in anthropology from McGill
University and a BA in fine arts and fine arts education from
Université du Québec à Montréal. Awards include the Loto-Quebec
Printmaking Prize, the Pierre Henry Prize from Pratt and Whitney
Canada, and in 2012, a residency at Atelier de l'Île in Val David,
Quebec.
Hacikyan has held many solo exhibitions and has participated in more
than 70 juried group exhibitions in North America, Cuba, Mexico, Peru,
France, Spain, Portugal, Taiwan and Australia.
Her website is www.talleen.net
http://www.mirrorspectator.com/2013/05/14/talleen-hacikyan-exhibit-opens-at-alma/
ALMA, ARTS | MAY 14, 2013 3:45 PM
WATERTOWN - Talleen Hacikyan, an illustrator and printmaker, will give
an informal talk about her work at the opening of her exhibit at the
Armenian Library and Museum of America (ALMA) on Wednesday, May 22, at
7 p.m. The exhibit will include prints and illustrations, including
monotype, woodcut and linocut printing. Collagraphy is Hacikyan's
`medium of choice' as she notes that the flexible and direct nature of
the technique allows for a more intuitive approach. She writes,
`Working on the cardboard plate that will be inked and printed onto
paper becomes an act of play. Etching and tearing the plate, gluing
materials onto it and building it up with plaster lets me create
fluidly. Images and episodes of an unconscious narrative are revealed
to me as I work. Through symbols and textures that echo indigenous art
and the memory of childhood I explore various themes that deal with
our primordial connection to the natural world.'
Parallel to her printmaking practice, Hacikyan also illustrates
children's books. The exhibition features the original illustrations
for Tork Angegh (Gomidas Institute, London, UK, 2007) and Aesop's
Fables retold by children's author, Michael Rosen (Tradewind Press,
Vancouver, BC, 2013). The illustrations for both books were created
with acrylic paint, combined with hand printing and collage. For the
hand-printed textures, she used objects ranging from woodblocks
designed for textile printing, to leaves, onions, cabbage and
broccoli.
Born in Montreal in 1959, Hacikyan is a visual artist, art educator
and fiction writer. She has bachelor's in anthropology from McGill
University and a BA in fine arts and fine arts education from
Université du Québec à Montréal. Awards include the Loto-Quebec
Printmaking Prize, the Pierre Henry Prize from Pratt and Whitney
Canada, and in 2012, a residency at Atelier de l'Île in Val David,
Quebec.
Hacikyan has held many solo exhibitions and has participated in more
than 70 juried group exhibitions in North America, Cuba, Mexico, Peru,
France, Spain, Portugal, Taiwan and Australia.
Her website is www.talleen.net