Woodblock Printmaking: Embodied Exquisite Corpses
Reconfiguration by Brett Taylor, 2024. Photogravure on Rives BFK, 8" x 10".
In this workshop, participants will explore large-scale relief printing by carving woodblocks in a collaborative printshop setting. Rooted in the Surrealist game Exquisite Corpse, this project reimagines the body as a shared site of creation. Each participant will design and carve a block inspired by personal narratives, drawings, or collage portraits. These individual carvings will then be combined and printed together, creating dynamic, collective compositions. All levels welcome.
Brett Taylor (he/him) is a print-media artist whose work explores how the (dis)abled body interacts with the built world. Combining personal narrative and disability theory, Taylor creates collages, assemblages, and installations that reflect bodily adaptation and resilience. Their work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including at Field Projects and Highpoint Center for Printmaking. Taylor is Assistant Professor of Printmaking and Expanded Media at James Madison University and serves as President of the Mid America Print Council.