To the Block

Woodblock is the earliest form of printing, originating in China before the year 200. Today, many artists are still creating woodblock prints on both fabric and paper.

Karen Kunc is a Nebraska artist whose contemporary woodblock prints have been highly acclaimed for their rich use of color and shape. Like photographers who are using antiquated processes on contemporary subjects, Kunc is using the ancient woodblock process to make prints that are clearly rooted in a Modern aesthetic.

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The Wanting Pool, 2007

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Venus, 2005

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Of the Land, 2005

Karen Kunc at Davidson Galleries