January 7–March 31, 2012
Opening: Friday, January 6, 8–10 p.m.
YYZ ARTISTS’ OUTLET
401 Richmond Street West, Suite 140
T: 416.598.4546
yyzartistsoutlet.org
yyzbooks.com
Hours: Tues–Sat 11 a.m. to 5 p.m
Horwood developed this series of screenprinted one and two-off pieces with little emphasis on design. He wishes to demystify the idea that in screenprinting, a piece of art is first designed in its entirety and then produced. The execution of the work and its composition are completed almost entirely in the studio by the artist. This stresses the practice itself, relying on trial and error, as well as colour harmony to create new work. This series is a more spontaneous practice, and utilizes as little source material as possible.
Jacob Horwood is a Toronto-based visual artist who works in printmaking, publishing and sound art. In 2004, he co-founded the experimental sound art record label Beniffer Editions. It has released over 110 hand-made artist multiples on various formats, including LPs, books, box-sets and cassettes. Horwood is the administrator of Punchclock Printing and works as a specialty screen printer, assisting other artists and designers interested in the full realization of their ideas. He is also one half of music concrete duo Gastric Female Reflex, who have released music and toured internationally. Horwood’s work is informed by process-based painting techniques applied to screenprinting, visual afterimage demonstrations, re-appropriation, and artist multiple presentation.