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        Mitch Lyons (Pennsylvania) (see images below) Mitch Lyons earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphics from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and his Master of Fine Arts in Ceramics from Tyler School of Art. His clay monoprints can be found in numerous private and public collections throughout the United States, including the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Woodmere Museum, American University, and the University of Delaware. He has exhibited his work at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Noyes Museum, Kalmar Lans Museum in Sweden, and the Vonderau Museum in Germany. Lyons is an innovator and holds a unique position in the history of art. In 1975 he developed a monoprint method using clay, not ink, which he calls clay monoprints. According to Lyons, he takes a slab of stoneware clay and rolls it out about 1/4” thick. After allowing the slab to dry to a “leather hard” consistency, colored slips (liquid clay) are made using China clay and permanent pigments. These colored slips are brushed on, dried and rolled into the clay slab, one color over another, building the design with images, colors, and textures. Dried pigmented clay is also used to create more unusual effects. Once the slab is rolled flat, a moistened piece of paper/canvas is placed over the slab. Pressure is applied using a rolling pin to transfer the clay slips onto the substrate creating the final print. Lyons’ artwork epitomizes much of the work in eo art lab – innovative, bold, and intuitive. Each composition appears to be in a state of flux or change. The coloring and patterns are fluid and organic. The images feel primordial. The layers meld and transition abstractly between solid, liquid, and gas. With Lyons’ work, the originality of the method truly matches the originality of the form with one of the basic elements of the earth, clay. |
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