Drawn to Print
Impressions of the Louvre

Wikoff Student Gallery, Nott Memorial
March 5 - April 13, 2009

Allison Cuozzo,
Welcome to my Office, 2008, drypoint on paper, ed., 2/4, 4" x 5"

Beth Culp,
Untitled, 2008, drypoint on paper, ed., 3/8, 5" x 4"

In the winter of 2008, Union students and Visual Arts faculty spent a mini-term in Paris, France, and seventeen students studied the history and collection of the Louvre Museum. The art history class, Three Weeks in the Louvre, was taught by Prof. David Ogawa, and a studio printmaking class, Drawn to Print: Impressions of the Louvre, was taught by Prof. Sandra Wimer.

This exhibition features work from the six students in the printmaking class led by Prof. Wimer, Senior Artist in Residence. These students observed and sketched sculpture, architectural elements, and other spaces in and around the Louvre. The students spent time working in a printmaking studio, L’atelier de l’Orme, on the outskirts of Paris, where they transferred their sketches into etchings. Employing a technique called drypoint, the students used a scribe to scratch the surface of a zinc, copper, or Plexiglas plate which was then inked and printed. This exhibition includes a selection of prints and sketches created during their stay.