Last week a new exhibit opened up at the Honolulu Academy of Arts entitled "From Whistler To Warhol: Modernism On Paper". On display are pieces created by the great Realists, Surrealists, Minimalists, Expressionists, and Pop Artists from the last century and a half. The first few works upon entering are of Andy Warhol screen prints. The halftones and contrasting colors he uses are a wonderful treat in itself. After seeing Warhol's screen print on one hundred colored styrene cases of artist's faces (used in the picture above, entitled "Ten From Castelli", 1967), I was in love. Works by Roy Lichenstein and Frank Stella use multiple applications (lithograph, screen print, lino-cut, embossing) in a single piece which I find very interesting. Etchings using aquatint along with other methods and paintings by various artists round out the exhibit.
I highly recommend visiting this gallery if you are inspired by creative expression through various techniques of printmaking and drawings. It is located in Room 28 at the Academy of Arts and will continue until May 3rd.
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