This month we will be visiting the Edinburgh Printmakers to see the work of British artist John Goto who has made a new series of apparently abstract images entitled Mosaic prompted by the invasion of the Gaza Strip by the Israeli Defence Force.
Taking the contentious events of the 2008-2009 Israel/Palestine conflict as his main focus, Goto attempts to probe what appears to be deliberate media confusion and deception and get through to a glimpse of some of the individual deaths. Goto has worked with images made by eye-witnesses using mobile phones and a software program called Mosaic – which is used to censor images by a technique of pixelated obscuring. These pictorial abstractions have been described as being reminiscent of the colour systems paintings made by artists Johannes Itten, Paul Klee and Max Bill.
For this exhibition Goto has worked with the Edinburgh Printmakers on the research and development of a newly commissioned work that explores the convergence of traditional printmaking techniques with digital image manipulation and printing.
We are also delighted to announce that artist Calum Colvin will be joining us to discuss Goto’s work. Calum Colvin is one of Scotland’s leading artists with works held in major public collections including the National Galleries of Scotland. His work explores the boundaries of painting, photography, sculpture and electronic imaging.
