Contemporary printmaking and free graphic drawing on display drawing attention on the embryonic power of these artistic mediums
TIRANA, Oct. 22 – Artists of the Berliner art gallery “Mani鳥 Noire” and Albanian artists of the Tirana’s Multimedia Art & Design “MAD” center & gallery (POLIS University) have opened a joint exhibition showcasing printmaking techniques and free graphic drawing. Germany’s Erik Seidel, Franca Bartholom婬 Poland’s Malgorzata Et – Ber Warlikowska, Małgorzata Malwina Niespodziewana , Estonia’s Peeter Allik, Sweden’s Mikael Kihlman and Albania’s Majla Zeneli, Agron Mesi and Alket Frasheri are some of the participant artists.
Inaugurated on Oct. 22 at the MAD center & gallery -Polis University and ZETA gallery in Tirana the exhibition will remain open till 20 November 2012. The graphic exhibition is based on the theme of I.C.O.N.S Image of Chaos and Order in New Societies
This special exhibition is both part of the Tirana Architecture Week activities and of the German October events in Tirana. It will offer the Albanian artistic scene and public, the opportunity to rediscover shared aspects of two important artistic processes that connect in an intimate way the fields of Art & Design: the printmaking techniques and free graphic drawing.
The printmaking techniques and graphic arts have always been some of the most popular and estimated art forms in Albania. Printmaking techniques and the free graphic drawings have already their own tradition in the country, although good documentation of that is lacking. This exhibition intends to show some works of contemporary printmaking and free graphic drawing to the Albanian public, thus drawing attention on the embryonic power of these artistic mediums. Based on an ambivalent theme and showing selected works from the artistic portfolios of the participant artists, this graphic exhibition aims also to blow up reflections about multiple aspects which stays in-between yesterday’s and today’s contemporary societies.
Curated by Alket Frash쳩, this exhibition shall be open to the public for one month.
