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Artçffulture aced&clackam as.edu Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 The Clackamas P r in t1') INTAGLIO: Printmaking exhibit presses artistic style Continued from Page 1 Priors intaglio press was used to demonstrate the careful process o f prin tm a kin g to her audience during the opening o f the gallery on Jan. 19. The show W illrem ain open u n til Feb. 16. • TI MM M y g S3 #M M MM à ss MM MM s 5 IAS PRINT w o rk d id n o t. W h ile I becam e a w hiz at playing “Super M ario W o rld ” an d “T h e O c arin a o f T im e ,” m y grades suffered, w hich was to be expected. T h e ensuing “n eed” to play was n o t. All I th o u g h t a b o u t was gettin g h om e to u nlock a new secret level o r cheat code. M y nam e By Isaac Soper was B ond, Jam es B ond. F o r m an y years, video Arts & Culture Editor games have been m y second Q u a rters slam in to coin ary life, som e days th ey were slots an d lights and so u n d even th e prim ary. M y m in d em erge. You p u sh th e pow er has been stu c k in a c o n stan t b u tto n on y o u r new Star y earning to play, to get m y W ars-them ed X box 3 6 0 an d h a n d s o n a co n tro ller o r a R 2 D 2 lets you kn o w w hat mo.use an d ru n , ju m p and tim e it is: i t ’s tim e to close shoot. y o u r school books, ignore M y goal as o f th e end o f y o u r friends a n d family, stop last sum m er was to stop m y show ering a n d play som e b u tto n -m a sh in g d u rin g the video games. school year. T h a t lasted m ost W ith th e o p e n in g o f o f fall term . As th e en d o f Stryker’s M a in Street A rcade the term neared, I th o u g h t in d o w n to w n O reg o n C ity I co u ld get away w ith play last m o n th , it brings to m y ing som e console em ulators a tte n tio n the love/hate rela on m y laptop, w hich tu rn e d tio n sh ip I have w ith video in to play in g nearly every games. O n th e on e h a n d , day. I get to be a character th a t D u rin g w in te r break , changes th e w orld, w h e th er “L.A. N o ire ” w as fin ally it’s a super-spy chasing dow n released for P C , a gam e th a t I y our form er p a rtn e r tu rn e d was literally w aitin g for since nem esis, a m in e r digging to its a n n o u n ce m e n t in 20 0 6 . th e core o f th e E arth w hile I co u ld n ’t play it enough. I fig h tin g for survival o r an am a huge fan o f th e film Italian p lu m b e r sto m p in g n o ir genre an d being able to on m ushroom s a n d in n o ce n t “live” in th a t w orld was fun tu rtles, I get to be som ebody w hile it lasted. T h e n “L.A, th a t I ’m n o t. O n th e other, N o ire” ended a n d w h at d id I w hile I am h u n tin g dow n w ant? M ore. As th e R olling S torm troopers w ith a lig h t Stones said lo n g ago, “I can’t saber, I c o u ld be w riting, I get no satisfaction.” co u ld be hiking, I co u ld be P la y in g v id eo gam es, living. albeit e n te rta in in g an d usu W h en I take the role o f a ally an in s ta n t source o f video gam e character, I feel pleasure, always gives m e the n o p ain, I am invincible, I reeling th a t I ’ve d o n e som e am capable o f great things: th in g w rong afterw ard, th a t I can save th e w orld. In I ’ve w asted so m u ch tim e; th e real w orld I am w eak, I ’ve lived as th is video gam e th ere ’s n o “so ft reset” for c h a ra c te r fo r tw o h o u rs m e. H ealing doesn’t com e in w hen I c o u ld have been liv th e form o r p o tio n s o r m ed- in g m y ow n journey, m y packs, it com es from expen ow n adventure. sive hospitals. O n e w eek ago, I m ade As a k id , I grew u p w ith th e decision to stop playing th e know ledge th a t m y o lder video gam es. So I m n o t a b ro th e r h id a Sega G enesis detective, n o r am I a Jedi. in the a ttic w ith a copy o f T h e lo n g in g to play is still “M o rtal K o m b at.” T h o u g h there b u t th a t’s okay, because I h a d never played a video I am a h u m an . I have w eak gam e a t th e tim e, th e dragon nesses th a t I have to keep in logo o n th a t plastic cartridge m in d . I have p o w e rs th a t I beguiled m e. “Play m e,” it c a n . bu ild up o n . I am n o t hissed. lim ite d to 30 p re -d e fin ed I d id n ’t ow n a gam ing skills th a t I can acquire over console o r a decen t cq tn p u te r a p e rio d o f 20 levels. I am u n til m id d le school, w h e n a b e tte r th a n any video gam e frien d gave m e his o u td ate d character. M y adventure is N in te n d o 6 4 a n d I b o u g h t real a n d th e ch allenge is a Super N in te n d o from the a sto u n d in g . I d o n ’t know th e n o w -d e fu n c t G a m e C ra z y en d yet, because this quest th a t was in O re g o n City. has m o re gam eplay th a n G a m in g follow ed; h o m e “Skyrim .” In etching, an image is etched into a plate and in k is pressed in, then after rubbing away the excess ink, a wet piece o f paper is pressed onto the plate. T he plate and paper are covered by a thick blanket to ensure even pressure and a rolling press applies very high pressure to the plate. T he blan ket is then lifted, revealing the paper and printed image. It is a process that requires focus and detail, but can produce some great artistic results in the end. T he gallery really seemed alive and abuzz with excitement as curiosity piqued people’s interest, with some people just stopping by to see what the comm otion was. A rt students seemed taken by the resentation and many hovered around Prior like oney bees. They asked her a few questions about her work, which she was glad to answer. | / “It’s great because printm aking is an antiquated process that uses images, textile, wax, metal and machines. Its very satisfying work,” said Prior. “J would encourage others fo pursue this form o f art. It can be very gratifying.” Students and com m unity members who were in attendance at the gallery’s opening seemed A rtist N ancy Prior wipes in k o ff o f a sheet o f entranced with the art, studying it and trying to derive a meaning from it, to interpret it for them copper w ith a sponge. selves. They even got see Prior do a live demonstra tion o f printm aking right in the gallery, which was impressive. N ot to mention the food really made a very unique and interesting process. m y day,” said Otnes. > “It’s pretty great that you can look at the art * So whether it was the food, the art or just the while you see a live demonstration, :at-die same general comm otion that drew viewers in, the show time. Simply fantastic.” said Clackamas student had a very pleasant opening day and hopefully will Ryan Otnes. continue to hold people’s interest during its run. It seemed to be a hit amongst those who were Everyone should take a look, if just to see the art. It there and the free refreshments were a plus. “It’s couldn’t hurt to take a chance. O ne may come to very interesting. T he art is excellent and pretty find a new love for the art o f intaglio printmaking.
