Stewart Nachmias

For over three decades, I have found myself encountering traditional boundaries of making prints — and working past them. The medium of cast paper allows me to create a print beyond the surface of the paper, and to make a paper sculpture at the same time. Inks are rolled and dyed pulp is applied onto a woodcut mold in a painterly fashion. Hardware, mirrors, and other prints are often embedded in these deep paper casts. As with my intaglio prints, each impression is different — each act of printing involves working with a new set of guided improvisatory gestures in color and texture. I choose images that naturally reflect my personal experiences, as well as the constant quest to make the work fun and entertaining for the viewer — and no less to explore the formal boundaries of traditional printmaking.