29 August – 18 October 2015
Castlemaine Art Gallery
14 Lyttleton Street
Castlemaine VIC 3450 Australia
phone: +61 3 5472 2292
opening hours:
Monday, Wednesday – Friday 10am – 5pm
Saturday & Sunday 12pm – 5pm
Tuesday closed
Inking Up presents the work of three linocut printmakers: Rona Green, Deborah Klein and Clayton Tremlett (curator) at Castlemaine Art Gallery & Historical Museums.
Inking Up is a slang term for getting a tattoo and also the printmaking process of inking a block in preparation for printing onto paper. Both techniques require bold outlines; one using a needle to embed ink under the skin, the other requiring tools to carve out areas that will not catch the ink.
Inking Up poses the questions: Why do people get images tattooed on their body? Why do we define ourselves with statements which give an impression of who we are via symbols?
Inking Up on show at Castlemaine Art Gallery