Healing Art – Page 8 – Andrew Reach

August 30, 2016August 30, 2016

CAN Journal (Collective Arts Network) 2016 Fall Edition Cover

I’m honored that my work “There’s No Place To Hide” is on the cover of the 2016 fall issue of the CAN Journal. It’s a detail of the larger work. It ties into an article about University Hospitals Art Collection and Trudy Weisenberger, a co-recipient with Joanne Cohen of the 2010 Cleveland Arts Prize for her work at UH. Weisenberger started the collection in 1987 and nurtured it until her retirement in 2011. Tom Huck took over the reigns and is continuing to enhance and expand the collection. I am honored that Tom Huck chose this work to be in the Angie Fowler Adolescent & Young Adult Cancer Institute at UH Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital. Special Thanks to the Michael Gill, executive editor, writer and editor of the journal and also Brittany Hudak and Joanne for the cover design. I’m also honored that the installation of this work was featured in CODA Magazine – Healing Art II issue, an online magazine of CODAworx.com, a portal for the collaboration of design and art featuring public art installations. Click here to read more and see the installation.

Below are photos from the Fall Issue Launch Party at Canopy-Collective

from left: William E. Forester and my life partner Bruce Baumwoll
William Forester is an inspiration. He overcame a stroke that left him paralyzed and unable to speak and like me has become an artist.

From left: Gregory Aliberti, Lynne Breitenstein Aliberti and Michael Gill, executive editor, writer and editor of the journal

Lori Corso Forester

Brittany Hudak – 4Walls

Erika Durham, owner of Canopy-Collective

Installation of “There’s No Place To Hide” at Angie Fowler Adolescent & Young Adult Cancer Institute at UH Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital

August 3, 2016August 26, 2016

Boxed In

Boxed In, 2016
Archival Inkjet Print on Canvas
48 x 45 inches, edition of 3

May 22, 2016April 1, 2018

De Modum Domum (The Way Home)

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De Modum Domum (The Way Home), 2016
Epson Ultrachrome Print on Cotton Rag
44 x 44 inches, edition of 3

August 19, 2015August 20, 2015

Printing Eighty Pieces of Eight

There are six full interlocking circles (divided into quadrants) with 2 half interlocking circles (divided into 2 quadrants) at the top and bottom;
6 + (.5 x 2 + .5 x 2) = 8 circles.
The circles overlap the adjacent circle quadrants. The color is changed at these intersections forming two football shaped pieces and two wedge shaped pieces. Each full circle has eight pieces in total. Overlaid on the two top and two bottom circles are gear like shapes in grayscale. The intersections of the gears over the intersecting quadrants form eight shaped pieces. All the shapes added up equals 80 pieces.

Printing on an Epson GS6000 Eco Solvent Printer on canvas

I use this printer for specific works that I want to achieve the maximum color intensity that I can’t get on my Epson 9600 aqueous pigment printer. Even though it’s a solvent printer, Epson has taken out the hard metals out of the solvent inks and therefore can classify it as an eco friendly printer. With this printer I don’t have to worry about applying a UV laminate coating as UV protection is built into the inks. This is what kept me from printing on canvas before this printer because applying these coatings was too difficult for me because of my disability. I can now achieve incredible canvas prints that are archival fine art quality with a machine in my home.