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September 01, 2010

Artist Proof Gallery - Calgary Exhibition

Photos from the exhibition in Calgary.

Micropolis // Artist Proof Gallery // July 2010

Allison Moore & Arthur Desmarteaux

We showed our latest print media installation featuring hundreds of cut out silkscreen figures. The figures and buildings are constructed together to create a diorama-style panoramic portrait of urbanity. 4x14 feet.

May 18, 2010

ENGRAMME RESIDENCY - Quebec, QC

Je serai en résidence à l'atelier Engramme de Québec en mai 2010 avec ARTHUR DESMARTEAUX. WE have a great apartment in the Centre Meduse between the old and new city with easy access to the studio. We are preparing a large silkscreen print installation for Artist Proof Gallery, in Calgary du 7 au 31 juillet 2010. Photos soon! stay tuned...

March 31, 2010

Open Studio In Toronto

Sur les traces de Miro, Allison Moore and Arthur Desmarteaux 2010

Here is a photo journal of my residency in Toronto with artist collaborator Arthur Desmarteaux. Thank you to Graff Print Studios in Montreal and all the great staff at Open Studio for making this exchange possible. Also big Thanks to the Canada Council of the Arts for making the travel possible, and to Frederick and Sylvia for sharing their apartment for 2 weeks! [FYI: most photos feature Arthur printing....but I will assure you it was a total team effort to print 36" x 48", our biggest yet, thanks to the arm and vacuum table at Open studio!]

We drew the final outline image on clear print vellum

The final image is surreal landscape influenced by Miro's abstract figuration style

The first 3 colors we printed were made by stenciling out areas using screen filler

More pink!

The squeegee arm and vacuum table at work.

The first layer of color is a pink gradient sky, followed by a 2 gradient sandy desert landscape

Needed lots of table space...

We are now ready for photo emulsion. The last 4 colors will be registered using the clear print vellum layers we hand painted.

The print after the first color blue

After printing blue, red and yellow; slight transparencies allowed for more colors from the three primaries.

We touched up some details in white, before printing the final outline black.

The print before the final outline black.

We finished at 2am sunday night before our train back to Montreal.

[Sorry no images of printing final black! too tired.]

Thanks to registration tabs, all 6 prints look great.

After some laborious cleaning frenzy, we pack up and catch the night street car up Spadina.

The christian Science Church we talk about UNREALITY next sunday.....too bad we won't be in town....

breakfast...

March 26, 2010

Toronto Open Studio

Arthur Desmarteaux printing in the studio [large vacuum table for silkscreen printing 36"x48"!!!]

Nice kitchen nook for lunch breaks with view onto Richmond

Sunset view on the south side of the AGO [Frank Gehry's new building] The new museum is open free Wednesday night!

Sunset view of north side staircase of the AGO [Frank Gehry's new building]

We take lunch in Kensington Market almost daily....mostly for the Market Bakery treats.....

Already the week is going by so fast. We have been in Toronto 10 days printing at Open Studio, and exploring the city. Here are some photos from my residence experience with Artist Arthur Desmarteaux at Open Studio.