We are a Brooklyn-based, artist run, fine art publishing studio that works with invited artists on experimental approaches to printmaking. Each work from our small numbered editions is unique and shows evidence of the artist's hand. Our aim is to make original art accessible to more people.
Element's prints are in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Weatherspoon Art Museum.
Ickybana Offering, 2007
Color offset lithograph, with screenprinting and glitter flocking, and hand additions in various colored pencils and inks on white wove coated paper 30 x 24 inches
Edition of 30 signed and numbered in ink on verso
Each print is unique
$800
Price includes packing and shipping within the United States.
We insure all shipments. In the event of loss or damage, the purchase price will be refunded to the customer's credit card.
Element Editions is pleased to present our inaugural print, Ickybana Offering, by the artist Randy Wray. The title of the work refers to the ritual flower offerings made in sixth century Buddhist temples that later became known as ikebana. The print's central image is suggestive of a floral arrangement (vegetable), rooster (animal), or rock formation (mineral) depending on the viewer's mental inclinations.
Known for his work in both two and three dimensions, Wray chose to utilize multiple processes (sculpting, painting, photography, digital manipulation, and drawing) in creating his image. He began by constructing several sculptures from shredded paper, polystyrene, seashells, and epoxy clay to which he then applied paint and glass glitter. After photographing the forms, he digitally manipulated the pictures combining elements from each work into one cohesive image. This became the foundation for the print and was produced as a color offset lithograph. Next, using a computer, the artist made drawings based on details of the sculptures as well as plants, spider webs, the human tongue, and abstract patterns. These drawings were transferred to silk screens giving the artist a variety of graphic elements from which to choose when printing. Wray hand screened three to six images in various combinations and colors on each version of the print and applied glitter to selected areas. The works were completed with multiple hand additions in colored pencil and ink making each print unique.
Randy Wray's work has appeared in numerous exhibitions both in New York
and abroad. Solo exhibitions include Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro,
NC; Greenville County Art Museum, Greenville, SC; Galleria Camargo Vilaça,
São Paulo, Brazil; Feature Inc. (with Lorenzo De Los Angeles), New York, NY;
Jack Tilton Gallery (project room),
New York, NY; White Columns, New York, NY; Derek Eller Gallery,
New York, NY; Black and White Gallery, New York, NY.
Group exhibitions include P.S.1 Center for Contemporary Art, Long Island City,
NY; Kate MacGarry Gallery, London; Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI; The Rose Art Museum,
Waltham, MA; Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI; Aldrich Museum, Ridgefield, CT; University of Buenos Aires, Argentina; Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL; White Columns, New York, NY; Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY; Sandra Gering Gallery, New York, NY; Apex Art, New York, NY; Romo Gallery, Atlanta, GA; Gregory Lind Gallery, San Francisco, CA; Feature Inc., New York, NY
