Woodcut

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In the most deliberate way, since his return to New England, the nature of Gill's work - its medium, metaphor, syntax, meaning - has been rooted in nature, particularly the grown-over tangle that is rural New England. But it is equally rooted in the evidence of time, of life cycles, of human labor and art. Dendrology, the study of trees, a science that has given us historical data about our global environment and forever-changing climate. BNG: There are two tools I use when rubbing the paper onto the inked surface. A Baren made of Hornbeam, (also known as Ironwood) and a Bamboo disc baren made with a Bamboo leaf and a recycled record player dust cleaner. I made both of these tools, which makes them special. Nature Photo Frames Activity - This resource is ideal for younger children who would still like to explore and get creative. Just like with the wind chime, they will have to find all sorts of natural materials to design their craft. Inside Out, A collection of works by Bryan Nash Gill: Baxter Gallery, Westminster School, Simsbury, CT

Ink From Wood: Two Traditions, curated by Anthony Kirk, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT

If you think your class could use an added challenge, why not ask them to get specific? They can use the tree identification sheet as a helpful tool to determine exactly what leaves feature in their artwork. Gill died on May 17, 2013, "unexpectedly of natural causes" at the age of 52. He was married to Gina Gill (née Kiss) for 12 years, [6] and they had a son named Forest. [1] Bibliography [ edit ] Trees have a way of witnessing the world that stirs our deepest sense of permanence and impermanence. Somewhere between Cedric Pollet’s Bark and Romeyn Houghs’s cross-section plates comes Bryan Nash Gill’s Woodcut ( public library) — a magnificent collection of the artist’s large-scale relief prints from the cross-sections of fallen and damaged trees. Beautiful and quietly poetic, Woodcut is an absolute treat both aesthetically and conceptually, pulling you into a deeper contemplation of the passage of time as it sweeps you up in a meditation on beauty.

Landscape: Seen and Remembered, curated by Janie Paul, organized by Organization of Independent Artists, The Police Building, NYC Bryan Nash Gill was born and raised in the same rural, northwestern corner of Connecticut where he works as an artist today. Gill earned his Bachelors of Fine Arts degree from Tulane University in 1984 and his Masters of Fine Arts from the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland four years later. Bryan Nash Gill (November 3, 1961 – May 17, 2013) was an American artist who worked primarily with wood, in the form of relief prints and sculptures. Anniversary Exhibition: Highlights from the Last 20 Years; Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT

Bryan Nash Gill.

In 1998, Gill built a studio adjoining his house. Initially, he experimented by making prints of the end grains of the lumber he was using—four-by-fours, two-by-fours and eight-by-eights. But, soon enough, he turned to wood in its more natural state, intrigued by the wonky edges of the slices he’d saw from tree trunks.