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wood? , Kunc's prints are long monumental
Awoodchuckcould chuck fasterthan verticals, and In this series, open and
a woodcutter could cut. airy, with an oriental quality of her own
Karen Kunc, visiting associate profes- unique style. The selections were made
sarin prlntmaklng at UNL says she spends by George Neubert, director of Sheldon
about a month on a woodblock produc- Art Gallery. Kunc said It would have
Ing a 20-count limited edition of each been more difficult for her to make the
print. Kunc b exhibiting a series of 16 selection because they are all very per
large scale woodcut relief prints utilizing sonal for her.
the reduction block technique at the Kunc's art Is based on personal expo
Sheldon Art Gallery through Nov. 25. riences, images and Ideas of which
Kunc has worked with woodcut relief many are inexplicable to her viewers,
printing for over slxyears the last three jnerQ is a definite nroarmsion fmm
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Keni?f HTl?duZ l0Tl morQ confined and controlled prints of
block technique. This reduction block W84 "Evoke 1984" and "An FnchonU
of printing, cutting away areas, printing, snaDQ y
cutting away...each time reducing the u ' ,
area of the block to bo printed. Sounds iuna from ston, began her wood
easy, huh? This technique disallows the cuf RrintinQ of Ryan High School. She
artists to have any preconceived ideas received her undergraduate degree in
of the final print. The artist must rely on art ?f, UNLt Pd continued her graduate
intuition, risk and change. However, wood- wrk in prlntmaklng at Ohio. Kunc taught
block printing is considered the least ? f fho Columbus College of
technical printmaklng process next Art and tign before returning to Un
to the potato -but it is time consuming, coin. She has been exhibiting solo and
The results are fresh with the appeal of aro.uP sl.nce 1983 r)otionally and inter
a lost art making Its revival due to a rash nationally.
of German expressionism. It has become ioU Anne zacek
popular to express a directness and D&ily Nebraakaa Sitior Editor
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