One of David Dubose's artistic designs titled "Promised Land."
Courtesy of David DuBose
Notable printmaking artist David DuBose will give a lecture and lead a workshop on printmaking, a detailed art form that allows prints to be created through originality, thought and expression.
The lecture will be open in the Contemporary Art Gallery on Oct. 9 at 12 p.m. DuBose will share his work’s development, past and present and show a presentation of his original art. DuBose will also assist students for a unique opportunity at the eighth annual printmaking workshop.
DuBose’s art calling has led him to call the United States, Canada and even places as far as Germany and Ireland, home.
Fine art students and alumni print makers are invited to participate in the workshop to create a lithograph with DuBose, assistant professor of the department of visual arts at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and Ernest Milsted, the associate professor of printmaking at Southeastern. The print addition will be showcased in the president’s residence as part of the university’s Fine Art Collection.
“This is an event that is a collaboration between the Contemporary Art Gallery and Palmetto Press, which is part of the print shop within the Art Area of the Department of Fine and Performing Arts, ran by professor Ernest Milsted,” said Dale Newkirk, gallery director and professor of sculpture. “DuBose has been in several of the Louisiana Fine Art Showcase exhibition[s] that I curate for the president’s residence each year. It was time to have a Louisiana print maker as part of the annual printmaking workshop.”
In 1986, DuBose received his bachelor of fine arts degree from Texas Tech University, and four years later, his master of fine arts degree from Louisiana State University. He then traveled to teach printmaking and foundations at the University of Ulster in Belfast, Ireland.
“I love teaching. I guess teaching is my most fulfilling job. My most interesting job would have been when I was directing the print shop in northern Ireland at Seacourt,” said DuBose. “It was really a professional life while I was there.”
Teaching printmaking is an in-depth job that requires many steps, depending on the desired style. Printmaking is a type of art in which an artist produces and combines images on different surfaces.
“Printmaking is simply a way of making original art in the form of multiples. Instead of a one-of-a-kind painting or sculpture, I can make my original art in the form of lithographs and etchings,” said DuBose. “They don’t exist in any other form. They are all an original work of art.”
His original pieces sometimes include expressive and colorful paintings.
“I love paintings and drawing on top of photographic images. It might be completely different kinds of images, so the viewer has to look through the images to see and make continual discoveries,” said DuBose. “They might see what I paint first or draw, and might see a photographic image under there and connect the two things and reconcile them to each other.”
Viewers have been reconciling images for thousands of years, dating back to the Sumerians. Now, printmaking exists all over the world.
“What I make, I ship out to shows for exhibition. It might be sent to Europe, Japan, China and I just sent one to Hawaii,” said DuBose. “You just show your work where you are able to.”
DuBose anticipates the undertaking of his next piece to last about three days.
“I think there is a lot to be learned working with an artist. So I think whatever we do there to make this print happen, they will learn a few things about printmaking, lithography and how I work as an artist,” said DuBose. “I’m looking forward to working with students and faculty there, meeting new people and making some art.”
For more information on DuBose, visit his website, daviddubose.com. For additional information regarding the events, contact Newkirk at [email protected].