Jonathan Fabricant
I am printmaker, painter, and native New Yorker, son of two visual artists. Three years ago, I moved to the Hudson valley acquired a large format press and opened a print studio in West Copake NY.
I work mostly with the relief printing technique creating editions as well as singular one-of-a-kind works. I print on paper and also create work on canvass. The works on canvass could be regarded as paintings, but they include and often highlight relief printed areas as well as painted ones. The prints can also have hand-stamped and painted areas.
I work with geometric forms, patterns, and grids to find surprising and evocative interactions. I look for joy, movement, space, and atmosphere in both form and color. I like the place where a pattern starts to fall apart but is not yet in chaos or dis-array but becomes “other”, a surprise. I work in series in order to explore the place where the geometric and pattern elements are loosened from their original organization. I often will create a consistent print edition and then when finished I use the blocks to experiment and expand on the original idea. Other times I create blocks not intended for an edition but meant to be used for one-of-a-kind experimental pieces.
In the last few years, I have been working with the Russell/Janis Gallery, showing, producing editions, and participating in projects, such as the Foley Cove project. My work has been shown at the ICPNY print annual and the NY Book Arts Fair.
Quilt, 2020, Relief printing and hand stamping on Masa paper, 22 x 28 inches
Midtown Sunset, 2015, Relief printing and hand stamping on Mulberry paper, 18 x 32 inches
Rectangular Invention 1, 2015, Relief printing and hand stamping on Masa paper, 9 1/2 x 14 inches
Rectangular Invention 2, 2015, Relief printing and hand stamping on Masa paper, 9 1/2 x 14 inches
Three Color Improvisation, 2018, Relief printing and hand stamping on Okawara Kozo paper, 28 x 34 inches
Blue Dream 2, 2014, Relief printing and hand stamping on Kozo paper, 22 x 28 inches