November 16 | 2pm
In tandem with The Only Way to Hold a Weight From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation, this workshop will mimic Richard Serra’s drawing approach. Curator and artist Daniel Duford will run through exercises that use Serra’s favorite tool: the black paint stick. The workshop will explore how the density of the shape and the effort made to make it bring meaning to the work. Through hands-on exercises and experimentation, participants will make their own works that create the idea of weight and lightness with simple means. The workshop asks the question, how can a drawing be sculptural?
Daniel Duford is an artist, writer and teacher. His work tells stories drawn from North American history and mythology. He is a 2019 John Simon Guggenheim Fellow, a 2010 Hallie Ford Fellow and a recipient of a 2012 Art Matters Grant. His murals and public art can be found throughout Portland. His books include John Brown’s Body, The Unfortunates Graphic Novel,The Naked Boy and The Green Man of Portland. His work has been shown at MASS MoCA, The Atlanta Center for Contemporary Art, Maryhill Museum, Bellevue Arts Museum, Clay Studio, The Boise Art Museum, Museum of Contemporary Craft, PICA and The Art Gym at Marylhurst University. Residencies include MacDowell, Crow’s Shadow Art Center and Ash Street Project. His writing has appeared in High Desert Journal, Parabola, Artweek, ARTnews, The Emily Dickinson Award Anthology, The Organ, The Bear Deluxe, Ceramics Monthly, Ceramics: Technical and Ceramics: Art and Perception. His work has been reviewed by The New York Times, The Village Voice, New York Press, The Albany Times Union, The Oregonian, Sculpture Magazine, Art Papers, Artweek, Willamette Week and the Portland Mercury. He is currently Visiting Professor of Art at Reed College and Creative Director at Building Five in Portland, Oregon.