Valerie Syposz | Quietly Burning, 2023
Lithograph
Media Dimensions: 36.8 x 38.2 cm
Image Dimensions: 30.5 x 30.5 cm
Edition of 7 (with unique variations)
Framed/unframed
Valerie Syposz was born in Ottawa, Canada. She obtained a BFA from Concordia University, where she studied a wide array of print media, including intaglio, lithography, and serigraphy. In 2010 Syposz was selected as a Japanese Government MEXT Scholar and moved to Tokyo. She received an MFA in printmaking from Tokyo University of the Arts, focusing on ball-grained plate lithography. After graduating from a formal arts education, Syposz began a new chapter of self-study in mokuhanga, wood engraving, and, more recently, alternative methods of lithography. Syposz continues to focus her creation on printmaking in its many forms, usually with hand-printed techniques. She has held solo exhibitions in Canada, Japan, Australia, Norway, and Korea. She has participated in multiple artist-in-residence programs, including at Guanlan Original Printmaking Base, Lademoen Kunstnerverksteder and the Ottawa School of Art. Syposz continues to exhibit extensively in group exhibitions in North America, Europe, and Asia. Syposz’s current body of work is created with lithographic and relief printmaking techniques, printed by hand, without the need for a specialized printmaking studio. She is drawn to the unique aesthetics of each print technique as well as the importance on both the creative and technical aspects. Syposz values the entire process of printmaking—planning, preparing plates, printing, problem-solving; the craftsmanship involved. She finds that with indirect art techniques, all the extra steps required make the final artwork ever more rewarding. Syposz’ images start with sketches from life drawing. She then alters the figures by cutting, rearranging, and further drawing. Syposz translates these images into prints with multiple layers of kitchen lithography and relief, building up tones with subtle changes. The resulting prints form a series of bizarre portraits that reflect on perceptions of existence and self.
Lithograph
Media Dimensions: 36.8 x 38.2 cm
Image Dimensions: 30.5 x 30.5 cm
Edition of 7 (with unique variations)
Framed/unframed
Valerie Syposz was born in Ottawa, Canada. She obtained a BFA from Concordia University, where she studied a wide array of print media, including intaglio, lithography, and serigraphy. In 2010 Syposz was selected as a Japanese Government MEXT Scholar and moved to Tokyo. She received an MFA in printmaking from Tokyo University of the Arts, focusing on ball-grained plate lithography. After graduating from a formal arts education, Syposz began a new chapter of self-study in mokuhanga, wood engraving, and, more recently, alternative methods of lithography. Syposz continues to focus her creation on printmaking in its many forms, usually with hand-printed techniques. She has held solo exhibitions in Canada, Japan, Australia, Norway, and Korea. She has participated in multiple artist-in-residence programs, including at Guanlan Original Printmaking Base, Lademoen Kunstnerverksteder and the Ottawa School of Art. Syposz continues to exhibit extensively in group exhibitions in North America, Europe, and Asia. Syposz’s current body of work is created with lithographic and relief printmaking techniques, printed by hand, without the need for a specialized printmaking studio. She is drawn to the unique aesthetics of each print technique as well as the importance on both the creative and technical aspects. Syposz values the entire process of printmaking—planning, preparing plates, printing, problem-solving; the craftsmanship involved. She finds that with indirect art techniques, all the extra steps required make the final artwork ever more rewarding. Syposz’ images start with sketches from life drawing. She then alters the figures by cutting, rearranging, and further drawing. Syposz translates these images into prints with multiple layers of kitchen lithography and relief, building up tones with subtle changes. The resulting prints form a series of bizarre portraits that reflect on perceptions of existence and self.
Lithograph
Media Dimensions: 36.8 x 38.2 cm
Image Dimensions: 30.5 x 30.5 cm
Edition of 7 (with unique variations)
Framed/unframed
Valerie Syposz was born in Ottawa, Canada. She obtained a BFA from Concordia University, where she studied a wide array of print media, including intaglio, lithography, and serigraphy. In 2010 Syposz was selected as a Japanese Government MEXT Scholar and moved to Tokyo. She received an MFA in printmaking from Tokyo University of the Arts, focusing on ball-grained plate lithography. After graduating from a formal arts education, Syposz began a new chapter of self-study in mokuhanga, wood engraving, and, more recently, alternative methods of lithography. Syposz continues to focus her creation on printmaking in its many forms, usually with hand-printed techniques. She has held solo exhibitions in Canada, Japan, Australia, Norway, and Korea. She has participated in multiple artist-in-residence programs, including at Guanlan Original Printmaking Base, Lademoen Kunstnerverksteder and the Ottawa School of Art. Syposz continues to exhibit extensively in group exhibitions in North America, Europe, and Asia. Syposz’s current body of work is created with lithographic and relief printmaking techniques, printed by hand, without the need for a specialized printmaking studio. She is drawn to the unique aesthetics of each print technique as well as the importance on both the creative and technical aspects. Syposz values the entire process of printmaking—planning, preparing plates, printing, problem-solving; the craftsmanship involved. She finds that with indirect art techniques, all the extra steps required make the final artwork ever more rewarding. Syposz’ images start with sketches from life drawing. She then alters the figures by cutting, rearranging, and further drawing. Syposz translates these images into prints with multiple layers of kitchen lithography and relief, building up tones with subtle changes. The resulting prints form a series of bizarre portraits that reflect on perceptions of existence and self.
