I’m heading-off this weekend to Dundee, Scotland to attend the IMPACT 8 International Printmaking Conference and to show a sample of works from my Ricordi - Souvenirs project.
Print Festival Scotland: 23rd August – 1st September 2013
Impact 8 International Printmaking Conference
A celebration of interdisciplinary and exploration through the medium of print.
Impact 8 International Printmaking Conference
A celebration of interdisciplinary and exploration through the medium of print.
The eighth Impact international conference will be hosted in Dundee as a central element to the inaugural Print Festival Scotland – an event which aims to confirm the cultural diversity, historical significance and future potential of print.
Foregrounding the inherent experimental and interdisciplinary nature of print practices Impact 8 will provide a critical and interactive platform for the varied interests that make print such a unique discipline. From its hybrid roots in industry and scholarship, through traditional design applications and fine art practices to its consistent significance within emerging technologies and theoretical debate – print continues to play a crucial role in the exploration of borders and crossings – be they geographical, ideological, cultural, theoretical or practical.
With the theme of ‘exploration’ and the multiple identity of the print, in mind, we would like to welcome you to Dundee to explore the cross-disciplinary nature of print media. Impact 8 will build upon the meeting’s reputation as a truly international event whilst reflecting the cultural identity of Scotland and Dundee’s reputation and heritage as the ‘City of Discovery’ – from polar exploration to biomedical research and its traditions of print, printmaking and publishing.
Biography
Antonietta Covino-Beehre was born in Avelino, Italy and migrated to Australia at a young age.
Her imagery is inspired by Italian history and folklore, and its juxtaposition within her multi-cultural family life in Melbourne. Her works incorporate multiple disciplines including: printmaking, sculpture, drawing and photography.
Covino-Beehre obtained her Master of Arts in 2002. Additionally, attended Tamarind
Institute, at the University of New Mexico in 2008.
Covino-Beehre recently exhibited work at Prints Tokyo 2012 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum and is currently participating in the Artist in residence at the University of Ballarat.
Her work is represented in national, state and regional art galleries, and in corporate and private collections in Australia and Europe.
Her imagery is inspired by Italian history and folklore, and its juxtaposition within her multi-cultural family life in Melbourne. Her works incorporate multiple disciplines including: printmaking, sculpture, drawing and photography.
Covino-Beehre obtained her Master of Arts in 2002. Additionally, attended Tamarind
Institute, at the University of New Mexico in 2008.
Covino-Beehre recently exhibited work at Prints Tokyo 2012 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum and is currently participating in the Artist in residence at the University of Ballarat.
Her work is represented in national, state and regional art galleries, and in corporate and private collections in Australia and Europe.
Open Folio
Ricordi – Souvenirs
Ricordi – Souvenirs introduces a series of works centering on the symbolism of the
souvenir. Guided by a iconography collected through archives and collections, I embarked upon creating a new body of work from the compilations of these ricordi-souvenirs that I had amassed. Souvenirs allow us to remember a time on many sensory levels. Triggering sensations of nostalgia, they also give sanction to visually explore and experience other sensations and emotions – new ideas and suppositions are expressed. In a broader sense this project heralds more complexities and revelations of, and about humanity, cultural identities and the world at large becoming seamlessly borderless. Ricordi is the Italian word which translates into the word memory, I remember, the French translation reveals its ‘a coming back to oneself’ and perhaps as artists this is what we continually do.
Ricordi – Souvenirs introduces a series of works centering on the symbolism of the
souvenir. Guided by a iconography collected through archives and collections, I embarked upon creating a new body of work from the compilations of these ricordi-souvenirs that I had amassed. Souvenirs allow us to remember a time on many sensory levels. Triggering sensations of nostalgia, they also give sanction to visually explore and experience other sensations and emotions – new ideas and suppositions are expressed. In a broader sense this project heralds more complexities and revelations of, and about humanity, cultural identities and the world at large becoming seamlessly borderless. Ricordi is the Italian word which translates into the word memory, I remember, the French translation reveals its ‘a coming back to oneself’ and perhaps as artists this is what we continually do.
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