Saturday, May 13, 2023

‘Whose Church?’
2006 ‘EPNPM False Gods’ Portfolio
Fine Art Print on Paper

Marie-Therese Wisniowski

Preamble
For your convenience I have listed below other posts featuring my prints on paper that has featured on this blogspot:
Made to Order
Unique State (Partners in Print)
Veiled Curtains
A Letter to a Friend
Beyond the Fear of Freedom
Travelling Solander Project
Star Series
Imprint
Cry for the Wilderness
Federation on Hold – Call Waiting
Wish You Were Where?
The Four Seasons
The Creation of Hurricane Katrina – The Disruptor
The Creation of ‘Whose Place? My Place, Your Space’
The ‘Vine Glow’ Series
Vine Glow - Series 2
Vine Glow - Series 3
‘Whose Church?’
‘A Journey Ends . . . Another Nightmare Begins’


Introduction
In 2006, Micheal Florrimell, the founder and co-ordinator of the Exchange Partners in Print Media (EPNPM) portfolios (circa 1991 - 2013) selected/invited 22 professional national and international print media artists to undertake a project for the 2006 ‘EPNPM False Gods’ portfolio. Thirty prints were editioned with the paper size being A3 (297 x 420 mm). Each artist received a complete portfolio of all the editioned prints with the remaining portfolios being donated to various Australian and International print collections. The project was funded by the National Association for the Visual Arts with financial assistance from the New South Wales Ministry for the Arts. The ‘EPNPM False Gods’ portfolio of prints was exhibited in 2007 at the Morningside Campus Library, Southbank Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

My contribution to the portfolio print project titled, ‘Whose Church?’, was also independently juried and exhibited at the 2021 ‘Eclectic Connections’, ‘Spotlight on Members’ exhibition, Newcastle Printmakers Workshop, Newcastle, NSW; ‘The 2007 Collector’s Exhibition’, The Contemporary Art Society of Victoria, Steps Gallery, Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria; and at my 2006 solo exhibition, ‘The Journey’, Megalo Print Studio & Gallery, Watson, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.


Practice and Research
My art practice explores various contemporary issues. The artworks I create rely heavily on research, discussion, and on pondering holistically on the creation of the images and how they engage my conceptual awakening to the viewer. Some of the artefacts that are owned by the Catholic Church that were gleaned and reworked for the conceptual and artistic creation of the fine art print include images of a monsterance, a chalice, rota’s, tabernacle’s and the Vatican Seal. The Saint Francis of Assisi image is a hand drawn illustration.

Artist's Statement
‘Whose Church?’ juxtaposes the material wealth of the Catholic Church against its spiritual wealth and raises the dichotomy which challenged the liberation theologians. It rested on freeing the people from political oppression and economic despair. It assumed the preference that Jesus showed for the Poor. Was it not easy for a camel to slip through the tiny eye of a needle than for a rich man - a capitalist - to get into heaven?

‘Whose Church?’
2006 ‘EPNPM False Gods’ Portfolio


Whose Church (Print on Paper)
Title: Whose Church? (Full view).
Technique and Media: The artist’s signature ‘Multiplex’ silk screen technique employing glazes, transparent, and opaque pigments on Stonehenge paper stock.
Size: 297 mm wide x 420 mm high.

Whose Church (Print on Paper)
Medieval manuscript image (Detail View).

Whose Church (Print on Paper)
Monsterance printed in yellow-gold as a background image (Detail View).

Whose Church (Print on Paper)
Vatican Seal printed in yellow-gold as a background image (Detail View).

Whose Church (Print on Paper)
Rota image printed in purple (Detail View).

Whose Church (Print on Paper)
Tabernacle image printed in purple (Detail View).

Whose Church (Print on Paper)
Chalice image printed in purple (Detail View).

Whose Church (Print on Paper)
Hand drawn image of Saint Francis of Assisi (Detail View).


Collections:
The ‘EPNPM False Gods’ portfolio is held in the following collections:
Spike Island Studios (Bristol,UK).
Australian Print Council.
University of West England (Bristol,UK).
Limerick Print Workshop (Ireland).
London Print Studios (London,UK)
Monash University, Library Rare Books, Australia.
Castlemaine Regional Gallery, Australia.
Edinburgh Print Workshop (Scotland).
Dundee Print Workshop (Scotland).
National Gallery of Australia (see the link below).
https://searchthecollection.nga.gov.au/object/190509 keyword=Whose%20Church%3F&includeParts)

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