UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE OF AMERICA ANNOUNCES
PUBLICATION OF “MADE IN KYIV ~ MADE IN NEW YORK”
A PORTFOLIO OF 10 INTAGLIO PRINTS
BY UKRANIAN AND NEW YORK ARTISTS
July 22, 2005
UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE OF AMERICA ANNOUNCES
PUBLICATION OF “MADE IN KYIV ~ MADE IN NEW YORK”
A PORTFOLIO OF 10 INTAGLIO PRINTS
BY UKRANIAN AND NEW YORK ARTISTS
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Walter Hoydysh - Vice President/Program Director – The Ukranian Institute, NY, NY 212-288-8660 or programs@ukrainianinstitute.org and www.ukranianinstitute.org
or
Stephen A. Fredericks - The New York Society of Etchers
With the suspense and uncertainty of the “Orange Revolution” that swept Ukraine last year looming as a backdrop Walter Hoydysh, Vice President and Program Director of New York’s Ukrainian Institute of America, pressed ahead with plans for completion of an international portfolio of intaglio prints titled “MADE IN KYIV ~ MADE IN NEW YORK”. This exciting new collection, commissioned by the D. Hoydysh Endowment for the Arts, will be debuted this fall at the Institute’s Fifth Avenue galleries during the month of November. This exhibition is timed to coincide with The International Fine Art Print Dealer Association’s Fine Art Print Week in New York City. The planned world tour of the portfolio will culminate with a closing exhibition and celebration in Kyiv during May 2006.
Mr. Hoydysh initiated the project, assisted by freelance program coordinator Alexander Demko, some two years ago by contacting Stephen A. Fredericks of the well-known artist print makers group The New York Society of Etchers. Hoydysh personally directed the development of a portfolio of images with an urban theme – interpreted by the ten unique and culturally diverse artists using New York City and Kyiv as material and inspiration.
Using subject matter well suited to the tonal range and textures of etching the Ukrainian artist contributions to the portfolio come from the Ukraine’s leading intaglio printmakers including Oleh Denysenko who created one of his signature surrealistic scenes “Tower” for the collection. Also included is Konstyantyn Kalynovych who etched the eerie “Urban Dreams”; a mysterious aerial view in “The Sandy Town” by Kostiantyn Antiuhin; Sergiy Ivanov with his provocative “Wheel of Fate”; and Sergiy Hrapov gives up the haunting “Stan Hengues”.
For his piece “New York”, Fredericks combined his signature soft ground etching, this time of a dragonfly, and presents it soaring over a fine line etching of Central Park and the skyline beyond. Andy P. Hoogenboom pulled “Up on the Roof “a classic inner-city skyline scene in etching, aquatint and scraping. Denise Kasof’s “Tribute to Robert Blackburn” is a two-plate etching and dry point of the façade of the Chelsea Hotel where Printmaking Workshop founder Blackburn, a close friend of Kasof’s, lived for the latter part of his life. Steven Walker, known for his Hopper-esque landscapes created his mood-filled “House off Vernon Blvd.” in etching, aquatint, spit bite, burnishing and selective plate wiping. And, Tom B. White added the pastoral urban “View” etching also with selective plate wiping.
This highly collectable publication of prints has been published in an edition of 60 with no artist proofs. The New Yorker prints were pulled on radiant white Somerset paper, and the Ukrainian prints on a crème toned Arches printmaker’s paper. Each of the prints measures 11” x 15” to the outside margin with varying plate sizes adding strength to the portfolio’s visual interest and presentation.
Oleh Denysenko, known internationally for the exceptional design of his artist books, in addition to his print contributed further to the project by designing the exclusive presentation folios housing the print collection. Special features include cover embossing and labeling with characters developed by the artist specifically for the project.
The Ukrainian Institute of America is a nonprofit organization whose primary mission is to showcase and support Ukrainian culture. To that end, the Institute affords the general public an opportunity to learn about Ukraine and how the Ukraine spirit expresses itself with special emphasis on the creative arts. Founded more than fifty years ago by William Dzus, a prominent Ukrainian inventor, industrialist and philanthropist the Institute sponsors several art exhibits, music concerts, film screenings and educational events in their quarters at the National Historic Landmark Harry F. Sinclair House built in 1897 on Fifth Avenue.
The portfolio “MADE IN KYIV ~ MADE IN NEW YORK” will be on exhibit at the Ukrainian Institute of America from November 4-30th 2005. Viewing hours are Wednesday thru Sunday 12pm -6pm. For more information about the portfolio or the opening exhibition contact: Mr. Walter Hoydysh, Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 East 79th St. New York, NY 10021 212-288-8660, or programs@ukrainianinstitue.org and www.ukrainianinstitue.org.