pottery wheels have turned since ancient ancient times – yet I have decided to join its spin little blues – fired clay Embracing one of the most ancient tradition, humanity has been mastering over a period of thousands of years, in a location one expect the least – associated only concrete, right Read more…
From a New York pottery wheel to ancient Chinese characters interpretation. Embracing one of the most ancient tradition, humanity has been mastering over a period of thousands of years, in a location one expect the least – associated only concrete, right in heart of Manhattan, New York City! engraved in Read more…
Variation of engraved and embossed Chinese characters onto a fresh clay , patinated, glazed and fired. Graphism into fresh clay Applying lessons of Chinese calligraphy. Characters are most commonly known, for poplar’s mind, as black ink on paper – even so the most ancient ones are found engraved on bone, stone Read more…
Engraving & embossing Chinese ancient characters onto a box made out of fresh clay – painted, glaized and fired. As a foreigner I will argue that Chinese characters have an unique and specific esthetic and intelligence of their own. Regardless of course, of the linguistic signification linked to it that triggers Read more…
wooden fired clay 1985 > when living with and from the earth horses sheep ” dessiner dans la lumière ” = draw inside the light, this is the closest translation of words I scratched in a hurry in the bottom of my clay work in 1985, while it appear obvious Read more…
Engraving Chinese characters on free form wood support Winter was spend on discovering Chinese calligraphy, better said Mandarin writing – spring calls for free experimental form on wood, on clay … linoleum cut – wood cut – ceramic > linogravure – gravure sur bois – ceramique > linóleo grabado – Read more…
Marconi‘s hill – Book creation – letterpress project – in collaboration with Italian artist and publisher Luciano Ragozzino – Edizioni il ragazzo innocuo Process of inside linocuts spots Linoleum dimensions, 7×7 cm Linoleum dimensions, 5×31 cm Proposal of various possibility of laying out the linocuts spots into the page. … original Read more…
Marconi‘s hill – Book creation – letterpress project in collaboration with Italian artist and publisher Luciano Ragozzino > Edizioni il ragazzo innocuo Process of the cover [ front & back] Process of the inside double page Statement It is just an other regular cliff looking at the sea down below it. Local Read more…
Oxford University Press USA : linocut commissioned bookcover for the book “Windows of Opportunity“ by Miriam Anderson window of opportunities , final BAT color linocut block Process window of opportunities , first stage of linoleum block cutting window of opportunities , linocut, final linocut block window of opportunities , linocut, Read more…
Sunday March 1, 2015: my lecture at New York Chinese Opera Society. Inc, New York. “MADE in CHINA LONG AGO – Woodblock Printing Revisited Now” . Contrasts & Textures Evens so we dream out of glassy and slick touched out screen instruments our world [natural or artificial] surrounding us is created by Read more…
Sunday March 1, 2015, 2:00 pm: Lecture Invitation, “Made in China Long Ago – Woodblock Printing Revisited Now”, by Raymond Verdaguer – artist & engraver – New York Chinese Opera Society. Inc, 120 Broadway, Suite 3650, New York, NY, 10271. invitación conferencia – Domingo, 01 de marzo 2015 a 14 h – “Checho en China hace mucho tiempo, Read more…
“Hudson River rooftops” – 1997 woodcuts – polluted New Jersey sunsets original linoleum cut . linogravure originale . linóleo grabado original . incisione originale . Copyright © Raymond Verdaguer 2014
French Heritage Language Program, New York – Poster Benoit le Dévédec, coordonnateur du programme en route pour livrer mes affiches en Floride et célébrer le 5 e anniversaire de L’Alliance culturelle haitienne et de la FHLP Miami. Benoit le Dévédec, coordinator of the Programon his way to deliver my posters Read more…