LRC (April) UH & PSU

written by Scott Groeniger, for more information click here

VELOCITY FIELD [DATA DUMP]:
[LRC] performs at the 2016 Southern Graphics International Conference in Portland, Oregon

Demo Organizers: Lithopixel Refactory Collective (LRC) in collaboration with Dr. Eugene Magnier (Astronomer, PANSTARRS, Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii at Maona) and Dr. Richard Wainscoat (Research Specialist, Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii at Manoa)

Location & Time: 11-5, Fri Apr 1 / Portland State University, Neuberger Hall / Print Lab Rm 260

Velocity Field: [DATA_DUMP] is a multi-disciplinary collaboration between Lithopixel Refactory Collective [LRC] and the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy’s Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System (PAN-STARRS). Piloted by a group of artists based at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, [LRC] is a temporary print and sound performance that is equal parts lithographic production studio and fluxist print performance installation. With this project, [LRC] seeks to explore the confluence of traditional printmaking, digital imaging, sound installation, and wide field astrophotography. The PS-1 wide field digital imaging telescope, developed at the University of Hawaii’s Institute for Astronomy, is designed to discover and characterize comets and asteroids that present a danger to our planet. One of the largest functioning digital cameras in the world, the PS-1 telescope makes hiresolution, gigapixel images of the entire night sky every evening. [LRC] has devised a process for outputting this image to an ordered set of tiled polyester plates; utilizing a high resolution, diffusion dithered, digital halftone pattern. Our printing process is a hybrid of art and science, combining tools and techniques spanning over 200 years of printmaking with cutting edge astrophotography, and digital image manipulation.

Lithopixel Refactory Collective [LRC] is a group of artists based at the University of Hawaii at Manoa who are examining the absurdity of manufacturing, consumption, and destruction loops through the prism of traditional printmaking, digital imaging, and performance art.

[LRC] team performing at Portland State University on Friday, April 1st, 2016 are:
Charles Cohan (founding member/lithounit leader)
Scott Groeniger (founding member/digitalunit leader)
Peter Chamberlain (founding member/soundunit leader)
Rodney Bengston (founding member/video coordinator/documentation)
Soo Mei Teh (production leader/ head lithounit/ onsite documentation)
David Randall (lithounit)
Guen Montgomery (visiting lithounit)
Emmy Lingscheit (visiting lithounit)
Cassandra Ferguson (lithounit)
Joe Gonzalez (lithounit)
Taylor Johnson (production crew)
Terra Keck (produciton crew)
Nisha Pinijani (production crew)
Hannah Day (production crew)
Jeannie Randall (visiting production crew)
Jodi Arthur (visiting production crew)
Carlie Solomons (visiting lithounit)

Lithographs by Motoda Hisaharu

In conjunction with the exhibition Hiroshige’s City: From Edo to Tokyo, in which his artwork is displayed, the lithography artist Motoda Hisaharu visits the Honolulu Museum of Art School for a week-long residency.

The public is invited to see the artist in action at these times: Feb 8–15, 10am–noon, Honolulu Museum of Art School Print Studio.

During Motoda Hisaharu's residency, I was in charge of assisting him in preparing, processing and printing his aluminum plate lithographs, as well as translate for the public and Motoda-sensei.

Motoda Hisaharu working on his Waikiki aluminum plate. (Image taken by Honolulu Museum)

Some of Motoda Hisaharu's prints laid out for the public. (Image by Stephen Salel, assistant curator of Japanese Art at Honolulu Museum)

Hiroki Morinoue at Honolulu Museum of Art

It was an honor to be able to assist the one and only, Hiroki Morinoue at a private event in Honolulu Museum. The opportunity was given to me by Duncan Dempster from the Honolulu Printmakers. 

Upon his arrival, we started unloading, unpacking and got ready for the demo that evening. Soon after, Hiroki sensei started his printing demo while explaining to me the water based woodblock printing processes. Towards the end of the event, Hiroki sensei needed to rest and catch up with his friends so I took over his zabuton and printed.

Bisymmetric intaglio printing to bysymmetric collagraph printing

Koichi Yamamoto stopped by Honolulu Printmakers on Sunday, January 17th, 6-9pm for a free demo of his bisymmetric intaglio printing technique.

He stopped by my workplace at the University of Hawai`i at Manoa printmaking studio the next day to view my work and encouraged me to apply for the MFA program in University of Tennessee, Knoxville where he teaches. I agreed and was admitted, but that's another story.

We have been exchanging emails ever since regarding new works we are producing, one in particular was the extension of the bisymmetric intaglio printing process. I experimented after his departure from Honolulu and found out that collagraph works wonders with the bisymmetric process. Here are some examples of my experiments:-

Since then, Charles Cohan, professor of printmaking at the University of Hawai`i at Manoa and Koichi Yamamoto from University of Tennessee at Knoxville have incorporated the bisymmetric collagraph printing to their class projects.