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Artisans - Frank
Trueba
|  Born
and raised in New York City, I have lived in the California
for the past 20 years, currently living outside Santa
Cruz. My work has been exhibited internationally and
I have prints in the permanent collections of New
York City Public Library Print Collection; the Spencer
Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Print
Collection; and the Australian Print Collection of
the Wagga Wagga Regional Art Gallery, NSW, Australia.
I am a member of various printmaking associations
including: Baren: The Forum for Woodblock Printmaking,
the California Society of Printmakers, and the New
Mexico Printmakers Society.
I
have always been interested in drawing, forever doodling
throughout grade school and beyond. However, it wasn’t
until 1999, when I began taking classes and workshops
in acrylic painting, pastels, bookmaking, scientific
illustration, and various forms of printmaking, that
I starting seriously pursuing art. The bulk of my
interest and work has been in serigraphy (screenprinting)
and woodblock printing. I find myself drawn to the
printing arts for a variety of reasons. Printing satisfies
my analytical side with its technical requirements,
whether that be the carving of the wood, the construction
of a printing screen, or the planning that goes into
designing the piece. Yet, at the same time it satisfies
my artistic side with the creativity of subject matter
and the ability to experiment with variations in color
and design. Additionally, the reproductive nature
of the printing allows me to share my original works
with many people at the same time.
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As
many printmakers, I often work with a series concept and
I have developed a number of themed series of works; for
example, the Cave Art Series (work inspired by my interest
in prehistoric cave art), the New Mexico Church Series (a
continuing series of work based on the architecture of New
Mexico church structures), and the Pez Head Suite (a group
of prints combining modern and ancient work). Most of my
prints are silkscreens (or serigraphs). However, I use many
printing techniques. The New Mexico Church series is made
up of woodcuts, Japanese woodblocks, intaglio (etchings),
as well as silkscreen prints. I also produce linocuts and
monoprints.
The
most important thing about my work is that by using classic
printmaking techniques, I produce original works of art
at an affordable price. The word “print” is used so commonly
that can be easily confused. I produce “original prints”
which are images that have been conceived and executed solely
as a print, usually in a numbered edition. Each print is
an original work of art, signed by the me, and printed from
a plate, stone, screen, block or other matrix created for
that purpose. There is no one original print from which
copies are made. Each print is inked and pulled individually;
it is multi-original medium. If editioned, I, as the artist,
decide the number of prints in an edition, and each print
is given a specific number (for example, a print numbered
6/25 is the 6th print in an edition of 25). Sequential numbering
provides an accounting for the number of prints in the edition.
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General
usage of the word “print” usually refers to a reproduction
print, although often simply called a print, it is actually
quite different than an “original print.” A reproduction
print is a copy of a work of art conceived by the artist
in another medium such as a painting (oil, acrylic, or watercolor).
A photo-mechanical off-set printer or digital ink jet printer
is used to print the reproduction (high quality computer
printers have produced a genre of “prints” called “giclees”).
Numbering (so-called “limited editions”) and signing a reproduction
does not change its essence; it is still a reproduction
of a painting and is not an original print. Although these
reproductions can be an affordable way to own works of art
otherwise unaffordable, it is important to realize that
these high-quality copies are not original works of art.
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All
Pricing includes Free Shipping by UPS Ground
and Free Insurance for the Full Retail Value of the Item.
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Past is Prelude
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$157.00
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Item Medium: silkscreen (serigraph)
Item Height: 22"
Item Width: 15"
Item Depth: 1"
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Past Is Prelude II
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$157.00
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Item Medium: silkscreen (serigraph)
Item Height: 22"
Item Width: 15"
Item Depth: 1"
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Past is Prelude III
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$157.00
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Item Medium: silkscreen (serigraph)
Item Height: 22"
Item Width: 15"
Item Depth: 1"
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Past is Prelude IV
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$157.00
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Item Medium: silkscreen (serigraph)
Item Height: 22"
Item Width: 15"
Item Depth: 1"
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Altamira State II
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$107.00
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Item Medium: silkscreen (serigraph)
Item Height: 11"
Item Width: 15"
Item Depth: 1"
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Lascaux Pony
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$107.00
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Item Medium: silkscreen (serigraph)
Item Height: 11"
Item Width: 15"
Item Depth: 1"
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Silicon Valley Cave
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$107.00
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Item Medium: silkscreen (serigraph)
Item Height: 11"
Item Width: 15"
Item Depth: 1"
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Silicon Valley Cave II
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$107.00
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Item Medium: silkscreen (serigraph)
Item Height: 11"
Item Width: 15"
Item Depth: 1"
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Rosario Chapel
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$107.00
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Item Medium: silkscreen (serigraph)
Item Height: 11"
Item Width: 15"
Item Depth: 1"
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Santuario de Chimayo, State II
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$107.00
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Item Medium: silkscreen (serigraph)
Item Height: 15"
Item Width: 11"
Item Depth: 1"
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Santo Tomas
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$69.00
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Item Medium: woodcut (woodblock)
Item Height: 9"
Item Width: 8"
Item Depth: 1"
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San Jose de Gracia
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$69.00
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Item Medium: woodcut (woodblock)
Item Height: 9
Item Width: 8
Item Depth: 1
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