| Beyond the Print

Join Matthew Dols & delve into the world of material vernacular, pushing the boundaries of visual storytelling to transform your photographs into unique works of art. Enroll now for an immersive & hands-on experience that transcends the conventional, shaping your photographic vision beyond the print.

Have you ever looked at your print and felt that there was more you wanted to express than the print alone can accomplish? In this workshop, we will investigate the potential material vernacular that can expand your photographs beyond the print into unique works of art. Throughout the workshop, we will work with different additive and subtractive techniques such as sanding, scorching, scratching, folding, paint, mediums, encaustic, gilding, etc., and address how these processes work differently on different printed mediums. We will continually discuss ‘how’ and ‘why’ to use the techniques in contemporary work and how it will impact the viewer.

Watch Matthew Dols transform an existing photograph into a unique work of art using various hands-on and fun techniques.

Mornings will consist of presentations, Hands-on demonstrations, and historical examples followed by time for each participant to work with the range of techniques and materials individually. Ending the day with a group discussion of what you have experienced and sharing it with everyone in the workshop (so that we can learn from each other).  

Each session will include historical context discussing artists and movements that have worked beyond the print including Da-Da, Doug and Mike Starnes, Sigmar Polke, Kunié Sugiura, Andy Warhol, Joel Peter-Witkin, Regina Anzenberger, Robert Heineken, John Baldessari, Hanna Råst, Frank Ockenfels 3, Peter Beard and more.

After which we will look at the participants existing work and discuss what they feel they are trying to express that is not in the print, striving to enhance the expressive impact on the viewer. Investigating their preexisting concept that the print alone was unable to fully express and how to enhance viewer engagement.

The goal of the workshop is that each participant leaves with one cohesive piece that has integrated the new techniques and materials covered in the workshop to be the foundation for a new direction of their creative expression.

Learn new and refined techniques from Matthew’s 20 years of teaching experience to push the boundaries of your visual storytelling.

Instructor Matthew Dols has been an educator teaching in the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East for 20 years and this will be his first intensive workshop sharing his refined techniques.

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