The process of making the prints using a steamroller.
Steamroller Printmaking Drive-Through Art Exhibition at Mesa College
May 5, 2021 |
The public is invited to attend Heavy Duty: A Steamroller Printmaking Exhibition, an outdoor drive-through display of large scale 3’ x 5’ and 3’ x 4’ fabric prints made with a steamroller.
Sixteen skilled artist printmakers were invited to carve a relief woodcut on a piece
of ¾”plywood. Mesa students created smaller square foot pieces to learn the technique.
The wood plates were inked and fabric laid on top and a steamroller drove over them
transferring the images onto the fabric and working as a moving printing press. This
has been done in Los Angeles and other colleges but is a first for San Diego.
“Mesa College wants to continue to offer innovative art programs for our students and the community,” stated Art Gallery director and professor Alessandra Moctezuma. “When I conceived of this project, I was looking for something both interesting and fun – and we succeeded.”
Heavy Duty: Steamroller Printmaking Drive-Thru Exhibition
Opening Day Reception: 2 to 5 p.m. on Friday, May 7, 2021
Exhibition dates/times: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, from May 7 – June 4, 2021.
Location
San Diego Mesa College
7250 Mesa College Drive, San Diego, CA. 92111
Outdoors in Parking Lot 1 (See Campus map)
Enter through Mesa College Drive and follow directions.
Visit the Mesa College Art Gallery online