Charles Spitzack. Retenez bien son nom. Il n'a qu'une vingtaine d'années et déjà la maturité d'un artiste aguerri. L'artiste travaille le bois dans son petit atelier de Seattle, partagé avec deux autres artistes.
Là, naissent des xylogravures tamponnées sur du papier japonais (kitakata, okawara, shikoku). Des aplats aux variations subtiles, des tons rompus, doux et profonds, qui mettent en relief les textures du bois. Entre figuration et abstraction, les explorations sont nombreuses et les promesses infinies. Son travail est une invitation au ralentissement et au partage.
« Within the chaotic, sporadic, and frantic modern world we live in, constantly entertained and occupied, as TV speeds up to maintain the attention of a more and more demanding audience who continues to look for more and more distractions as we ourselves speed up into a perpetual tailspin, my ideas surface in the same disjointed manner.
Printmaking is a revolutionary medium, allowing for multiples and a wider distribution of work at a lower economic cost, obtaining a greater audience. The imagery within my work also holds to these ideals, and attempts to dissolve barriers »
Charles Spitzak est un homme charmant, d’une simplicité et d’une modestie qui sont la marque d’un artiste sincère, et que l’on souhaite voir continuer, pour qu’encore et toujours, il nous émerveille par son art.
Charles Spitzack, remember this name. He is only in his twenties but yet as mature as an experienced artist. He realizes woodcuts in a small workshop in Seattle, shared with two other artists.
There, xylographs are stamped on japanese paper (kitakata, okawara, shikoku). Flat tints with subtils variations, shade colors, sweet and profound, that enhance the texture of wood boards. Between figuration and abstraction, Charles Spitzack explores a lot and shows great promise. His work is an invitation to slow down and to share.
« Within the chaotic, sporadic, and frantic modern world we live in, constantly entertained and occupied, as TV speeds up to maintain the attention of a more and more demanding audience who continues to look for more and more distractions as we ourselves speed up into a perpetual tailspin, my ideas surface in the same disjointed manner.
Printmaking is a revolutionary medium, allowing for multiples and a wider distribution of work at a lower economic cost, obtaining a greater audience. The imagery within my work also holds to these ideals, and attempts to dissolve barriers ».
Charles Spitzack is a delightful person, simple and humble as sincere artists are. We wish him to keep creating so we keep being wondered by his art, again and again.
Cargo Container - 23cmx30cm / 9"x9" - Woodcut 2011
Print by hand on Okawara paper
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Print by hand on Kitakata paper |
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