Art prints and printmaking are currently experiencing a Renaissance of public interest. Their expressive diversity, however, has long appealed to many artists who have taken advantage of the variety of available printmaking techniques to create unique, independent artworks. Whether the preference lies in planographic, intaglio or relief printing, or in the graphic line or color field, the possibilities of the techniques are limitless, complex, and exacting. Unlike in the hermitic seclusion of the studio, the artist usually works closely together with a specialist printer for the technical execution of the creative idea – thus expanding his spectrum of artistic possibilities. The production of multiples likewise enables the artist to reach a broader circle of people than possible with a singular piece.
The history of DIE GALERIE and Peter Femfert’s commitment to art has its roots in the late 1970s and in the graphic arts as well. The reigning ideal of the time was to make art available to everyone: the elitist concept of collecting art was democratized and, as a result, the cornerstone was laid for many a now large and famous private collection. As a print publisher, Peter Femfert worked together with a variety of internationally renowned artists. The exhibition Numbered and Handsigned spans all the way back to that time. Thus, it presents editions by artists such as Valerio Adami, Miguel Berrocal, Corneille, and Friedensreich Hundertwasser, and on the other hand it introduces graphic works by younger contemporary artists from the program of DIE GALERIE.
The exhibition is intended less as a “glossary” of the diverse technical options than it is much more – with its nearly 90 woodcuts, etchings, lithographs and silkscreen prints – an exploration of the breadth of expressive possibilities and an invitation to “browse”.
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