PHILAGRAFiKA lecture

I was glad our computer class was able to attend this lecture because I visited this exhibition at Tyler and was really curious about Philagrafika. I like prints and media arts, which make up most of the artwork that Philagrafika is responsible for. This international festival that celebrates print in contemporary art began in 2000. This year it runs from January 29th til April 11th. There are 703 local participating artists out of the total artists, which is 778. This is a great majority and shows the Philadelphia representation very well. There are three major components to Philagrafika - the Graphic Unconscious exhibition, independent projects, and Out of Print (historical collections). The Graphic Unconscious exhibition can be seen at Tyler, Moore, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to name a few. A piece from Philagrafika that really stood out to me was Gunilla Klingberg's "Brand New View". This artist from Sweden used local brands as her inspiration to create an orange mandala design on the front of Moore's windows. Another work I thought that was creative was the piece that had a floral design etched into tires and rolled around the walls of a room. There are free maps for Philagrafika, or if you don't mind spending the money, you can purchase a guidebook for $15. I hope to get out and see more of this festival before it closes in April!