Generations: 1980 - 2003
Wood/Trees silkscreen showing at Gallery San Chun in Calgary, September 9 -28, 2003
Don't Squeeze the Squeegee Kid

Since 1990, Aaron has been using serigraphy, one of the many mediums in which he is proficient, to get his message out. His first forays into the world of the squeegee resulted in
t-shirts and stickers for his snowboard-clothing company, Polar Circus.

In university Aaron focused on art prints. The subject matter of those prints was complimentary to the earlier snowboard lifestyle, and included images of climbing and wilderness adventure.

Climbing Instruction, Serigraph, 1998

Today, similar themes continue to dominate Aaron's serigraphs: nature, landscape, the wild. (Not surprisingly, these are the same themes that are the current focus of Aaron's photography).

Serigraphy (another name for silkscreening) utilizes a finely woven mesh to which a stencil is affixed. Were the stencil is open, ink is pushed through the mesh to create an image.

Sky/Tree, Serigraph, 2003

Aaron's serigraphs are built up in a series of colour layers (up to 20 in a single print). He uses both computer-based and hand drawn techniques for creating stencils.

In his recent prints Aaron has been attempting to capture the textures, colours, and graphic shapes of nature. With a rough plan in mind he heads into the studio. Aaron's ongoing dialog with the print over a period of several weeks results in an organic mixture of wild beauty and graphic richness.


Printmaking Show

Aaron Springer will be showing a work in the University of Calgary Department of Fine Arts’ second annual Generations exhibition. The show includes work in many different printmaking media, including etchings, lithographs, and serigraphs (silkscreen prints).

Curated by professor Bill Laing, the exhibition brings together the work of past and present members of the department in a beautiful commercial gallery space.

September 9 - 28, 2003

Opening Reception:
September 11, 5 - 8pm

Gallery San Chun

736 - 17 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta, T2S 0B7
p. 403.228.1731

Sunday: Noon - 5pm
Tues - Sat: 10:30 - 6pm
Monday: Closed


Nigh Sky, Serigraph, 2003

Top: Trees/Wood, 2003
Left: Climbing Instruction, 1998
Middle: Sky/Tree, 2003
Above: Night Sky, 2003

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