Veinticinco exhibited 25 original Print Editions by Latino and Latina Artists printed at the University of Texas at San Antonio. The artist in the series worked with Master Printers in the print studios of UTSA’s Department of Art and Art History. The prints were created using a variety of printing techniques including stone and aluminum plate lithography, etching and aquatint, linocut, and screen-printing. A catalog (ISBN: 978-0-9831130-9-6) featuring brief artist biographies and the prints was published in conjunction with the exhibition which opened on August 6 and closed on October 12 of 2015
Curator's Statement
A print, by its very definition, is an indention or impression left on a surface. An art print is that and so much more. Though created via a mechanical and often collaborative process, an art print is a revelation, a piece of personal history. The artists in this series come from many walks of life; each has no doubt taken a path that most certainly informs their work. Yet, their participation in this project speaks of a common acquaintance, one rooted in a particular awareness of the large and fluid Latino/Latina experience.
VEINTICINCO is the culmination of a print project begun in 2005. Twenty-five artists were invited to create original prints and supported in that goal through a collaboration between the Office of the President and UTSA’s Department of Art. With the unyielding support of President Ricardo Romo, the expert guidance of Professor Kent Rush, and printers Neil Cox and Steve Carter, the artists of VEINTICINCO employed a variety of printing techniques to produce this series.
Lithographs, for example, were created by initially drawing or painting images on polished stones or metal plates. Other techniques included intaglio printing, a process whereby an image is incised or etched into a metal plate, and relief printing, a process that involves carving out negative space from a surface area to create an image.
Historically, the technical ability to reproduce images through a mechanical process represented a giant leap forward, a new way to disseminate ideas and information. Presently, in an age of unprecedented technology and seemingly infinite ways to reproduce information, art prints remain a unique and invaluable commodity, unique in that each one expresses an individual act of spirit and invaluable in that every print is an original mark in time.
On behalf of everyone who has made this series possible, our sincerest thanks to the artists for your participation and contributions to this project.
Arturo Infante Almeida
Art Specialist and Curator for The UTSA
Art Collection
