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This website is devoted to my artistic endeavors, as opposed to my other endeavors. It is organized primarily by the ideas and thoughts that I find interesting enough to make art about. Each heading represents either the title or the idea behind the work portrayed. Over the last few years I have been interested in the idea that ugly and cliche, (two very powerful ideas) can be tackled, turned upside down, investigated, in hopes of finding a truth that has been over looked.

Below is my artist statement that I wrote for my current solo show CLICHE.

Artist Statement

In the early 1800’s, Firmin Didot, printer, publisher, and type designer perfected the technique of the stereotype block, also called a cliché. A cliché was a process by which moveable type was cast then molded to make a copy of the original plate. During the casting process a clicking sound was made which resembles the French word clicher, or cliché, which means to click. The cliché plate allowed for many duplicate plates to be made, thus allowing a print job to be printed by multiple presses. The cliché process made printing faster and cheaper, making books and publications more affordable.

Today the dictionary definition of cliché is: a phrase or opinion that is over used and betrays a lack of original thought.

As a history buff and printmaker this fascinated me.

The work in this show explores the idea that Cliché may or may not betray lack of original thought.

Rick Love
www.ricklove.com
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ricklove@mac.com