Expressionist Architecture Woodcuts
Location
CSU 203
Start Date
18-4-2016 1:05 PM
End Date
18-4-2016 2:05 PM
Student's Major
Art
Student's College
Arts and Humanities
Mentor's Name
Josh Winkler
Mentor's Department
Art
Mentor's College
Arts and Humanities
Second Mentor's Name
Curt Germundson
Second Mentor's Department
Art
Second Mentor's College
Arts and Humanities
Description
The purpose of this project is to celebrate the achievements of the expressionist architecture movement from the early 20th century to this day. By taking advantage of the multiple, and the portability of paper, I will use the woodblock printmaking medium to spread expressionist images of these stationary architecture spaces. I will focus on three significant buildings: Gaudi's Barcelona church, Hans Poelzig's Grosses Schauspielhaus, and Erich Mendelsohn's Einstein Tower. My printed images will be accessible to a variety of viewers in different ways. For viewers that may be unfamiliar with the history of this movement, they can interpret the expressive marks of my wood gouges, and the delicate surface of the handmade paper through their own perspectives. Even without seeing the printed objects, visually impaired people can feel the building designs by placing their hands on the carved woodblocks, which also will be on display with the finished prints.
Expressionist Architecture Woodcuts
CSU 203
The purpose of this project is to celebrate the achievements of the expressionist architecture movement from the early 20th century to this day. By taking advantage of the multiple, and the portability of paper, I will use the woodblock printmaking medium to spread expressionist images of these stationary architecture spaces. I will focus on three significant buildings: Gaudi's Barcelona church, Hans Poelzig's Grosses Schauspielhaus, and Erich Mendelsohn's Einstein Tower. My printed images will be accessible to a variety of viewers in different ways. For viewers that may be unfamiliar with the history of this movement, they can interpret the expressive marks of my wood gouges, and the delicate surface of the handmade paper through their own perspectives. Even without seeing the printed objects, visually impaired people can feel the building designs by placing their hands on the carved woodblocks, which also will be on display with the finished prints.
Recommended Citation
Nguyen, Nhi. "Expressionist Architecture Woodcuts." Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mankato, MN, April 18, 2016.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/urs/2016/oral-session-10/2
