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AERIAL BOMBARDMENT. 2005
Etching, foil print, with block printing. 29" x 37". (framed)
SEEN/UNSEEN: COMING HOME. 2007.
Collage/etching. 22" x 23" (framed).
THE MARCH FOR EMPIRE: OLD HISTORY. 2007.
Lithograph/photoetch. 25" x 14". (framed)
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Artist Statement
“To be an artist means never to avert one’s eyes.”
I take these words of Akira Kurosawa very much to heart.
Much of my printmaking could be called “socially conscious” work. I began printmaking in 1968 during the Vietnam War, while actively protesting our participation in that conflict, and all of my work from that era is deeply colored by images of war. Since then I have usually been engaged, in my art work and in my life, with matters that I consider to be of social significance: peace, social justice, preservation of the health of our environment, and broader aspects such as the duality in humans--he dark and light, the destructive and creative sides that coexist in each of us. This dual aspect has become important in the way I view life and how I present forms in printmaking. I often find myself drawn to using both photographic positives and negatives in prints which include photo images. I’ve traveled extensively, especially throughout Asia; and Japan, China, Indonesia, and Tibet, in particular, have had a strong influence on me and my work.
More work by Dudley can been seen at:
http://www.1870artcenter.org
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