Print Works by Ian Kemp

Ross creek Gallery proudly presents Ian Kemp’s newest collection of artworks in his exhibition Print Works.

Opening Saturday 16th 1pm - 4pm

Artist Statement:

Photogravure printing has increasingly interested Ballarat photographer Ian Kemp as he continues to expand the range of his photographic artwork. Under the tutelage of Silvi Glattauer from Baldessin Press, he has learnt to combine his skills as a photographer with the demands of printmaking.

The process allows him to etch his digital images onto photopolymer plates and then make traditional intaglio prints on a press. The process ultimately combines the best elements of both, creating beautiful tonal images with deep blacks and crisp whites. He enjoys black and white photography; he says that anyone looking at this work immediately knows that he has intervened in what they see and how they feel about the subject of the print.

In Print Works, Kemp ventures into the use of colour with some prints, which adds a tactile and sensory quality to the works.

There is progression in Kemp’s subject in this exhibition. He continues his interest in the transience of human life but then adds his voice to the growing demand to reduce domestic violence in Ballarat and the rest of the country.


Exhibition runs from 16th - 31st August. Open every weekend 11-4 or by appointment.

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• This Saturday, 5th July, 03:00 am, Pedestrianism by Emily Van Der Molen in Ballarat
• This month, 26th July, 03:00 am, Printed Possibilities by Nina Fitzsimons in Ballarat
• This September, 6th September, 03:00 am, Things Near Places Dear by Bren Luke in Ballarat

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