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Item Name: Print
Title: Neepawa Noon II
Maker: Bill Lobchuk
Year: 1977
Country: Canadian
Measurements: in frame: 65 cm x 84 cm; work: 47 cm x 67 cm
ID Number: ART 129
Legal Status: ART RENTAL
Extended Label Info: Bill Lobchuk is nationally known for developing innovative screen-printing techniques during the 1970s and 80s at his studio, the "Grand Western Canadian (GWC) Screen Shop" . The title of this artwork, “Neepawa Noon II” refers to a town in Manitoba, the place where he was born. The scene depicts a dog sleeping in the shadow of what is now a vintage-style gas station pump, taking refuge in the shade on a summer day. Though this image appears to be based on a photograph, it has a painterly warmth. This effect was created through Lobchuk’s choice of a warm colour palette and careful layering of ink during the screen-printing process. William (Bill) Lobchuk (1942 - ) was born in Neepawa, Manitoba. He studied at University of Manitoba with abstract painter Ken Lochhead, and earned a Diploma of Art (1966). Settling in Winnipeg in 1968, Lobchuk opened several businesses: the “Screen Shop”, the “Printmakers Gallery”, and the “Sunnyside Sign Company”. In 1973, Lobchuk consolidated, and in partnership with master printer Len Anthony, opened the “Grand Western Canadian (GWC) Screen Shop”, providing fine art screen printing for artists. At the time, printmaking and screen printing were not understood well as artforms in Canada, but the artists of the GWC helped change that. From 1973 to 1987, the GWC Screen Shop was a hub for contemporary printmaking, working with Canadian artists such as Ted Howorth, Chris Finn, Don Proch, Tony Tascona, David Thauberger, Victor Cicansky, Joe Fafard, Russell Yuristy, Pierre Ayot, Daphne Odjig, General Idea, and many others. The GWC supported what were then experimental techniques such as: making large scale prints, incorporating photographic elements, adding flocking (dimensional velvet texture), printing on plexi-glass, and glow-in-the-dark ink. In addition to the GWC and his own art practice, Bill Lobchuk also worked to support artist colleagues at both provincial and national levels, volunteering with Canadian Artists’ Representation (CARFAC), Manitoba Arts Council, Canadian National Committee of the International Association of Art, and the Advisory Committee to the Gallery Oseredok.
Title: Neepawa Noon II
Maker: Bill Lobchuk
Year: 1977
Country: Canadian
Measurements: in frame: 65 cm x 84 cm; work: 47 cm x 67 cm
ID Number: ART 129
Legal Status: ART RENTAL
Extended Label Info: Bill Lobchuk is nationally known for developing innovative screen-printing techniques during the 1970s and 80s at his studio, the "Grand Western Canadian (GWC) Screen Shop" . The title of this artwork, “Neepawa Noon II” refers to a town in Manitoba, the place where he was born. The scene depicts a dog sleeping in the shadow of what is now a vintage-style gas station pump, taking refuge in the shade on a summer day. Though this image appears to be based on a photograph, it has a painterly warmth. This effect was created through Lobchuk’s choice of a warm colour palette and careful layering of ink during the screen-printing process. William (Bill) Lobchuk (1942 - ) was born in Neepawa, Manitoba. He studied at University of Manitoba with abstract painter Ken Lochhead, and earned a Diploma of Art (1966). Settling in Winnipeg in 1968, Lobchuk opened several businesses: the “Screen Shop”, the “Printmakers Gallery”, and the “Sunnyside Sign Company”. In 1973, Lobchuk consolidated, and in partnership with master printer Len Anthony, opened the “Grand Western Canadian (GWC) Screen Shop”, providing fine art screen printing for artists. At the time, printmaking and screen printing were not understood well as artforms in Canada, but the artists of the GWC helped change that. From 1973 to 1987, the GWC Screen Shop was a hub for contemporary printmaking, working with Canadian artists such as Ted Howorth, Chris Finn, Don Proch, Tony Tascona, David Thauberger, Victor Cicansky, Joe Fafard, Russell Yuristy, Pierre Ayot, Daphne Odjig, General Idea, and many others. The GWC supported what were then experimental techniques such as: making large scale prints, incorporating photographic elements, adding flocking (dimensional velvet texture), printing on plexi-glass, and glow-in-the-dark ink. In addition to the GWC and his own art practice, Bill Lobchuk also worked to support artist colleagues at both provincial and national levels, volunteering with Canadian Artists’ Representation (CARFAC), Manitoba Arts Council, Canadian National Committee of the International Association of Art, and the Advisory Committee to the Gallery Oseredok.