Thursday, April 6, 2017, 5:30 p.m.
Reception to follow
Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, UMB Theater
2017 Friends of the Beach Museum of Art gift print artist, Jason Scuilla, will talk about his work and innovative printmaking technique.
Jason Scuilla’s Italy-inspired imagery is like a door into a magic world, inhabited by fragments from the feet of Ancient Roman emperor Nero’s colossal statue, bones of a bird, twirling monks, and phantom saints and martyrs. Figural drama, rich surfaces, and a deadpan sense of humor characterize the prints in this exhibition. Scuilla is an associate professor of art and head of the printmaking program in the art department at Kansas State University.
The Friends of the Beach Museum of Art (FOBMA) commissions a limited-edition print by a recognized Kansas artist for sale to Friends and the public each year. Kansas State University’s Friends of Art started the gift print program in 1934.
The 2017 Gift Print by Jason Scuilla is available for purchase for $200. Friends at the annual $100 level and above receive a 25 percent discount. For more information, contact Robin Lonborg at 785-532-7718 or rlonborg@k-state.edu. For information on becoming a Friend of the museum call 785-532-7718 or go to beach.k-state.edu.
Images:
Top: Scuilla at the Scuola Internazionale di Grafica in Venice, Italy
Middle:Jason Scuilla, Monk with Fantastic Digit, 2015, electrolytic etching, 12 x 9 in.
Bottom: Jason Scuilla, Cannaregio, 2016, multi-plate electrolytic etching and acid etching, 11 15/16 x 8 7/8 in. 2017 Friends of the Beach Museum of Art Gift Print