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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MARTINO LYELL HOSS EXHIBITION TO OPEN AT GOVERNOR’S MANSION Original Serigraphs of Washington Landscapes Highlight Work of Celebrated NW Artist Seattle, Wa., January 27, 2003 – The work of artist Martino Lyell Hoss, whose original serigraphs and luminescent pastel-on-copper landscapes have earned both critical acclaim and increasing popularity, will be featured in a year-long exhibition at the Washington Governor’s Mansion that officially opens to the public on Thursday, January 30th. A gala artist’s reception and lecture for invited guests, including First Lady Mona Lee Locke, will mark the opening. The Mansion and the exhibition are open for public tours year-round. “Martino Hoss’s work has long been admired by discerning Northwest art lovers and collectors,” said Beverly Graham, recent past-chair of the art committee for the Governor’s Mansion Foundation. “He has emerged as an important and influential artist in our region and beyond. ” Under Graham’s 10-year direction, the works of other renowned and burgeoning artists, including Jacob Lawrence, Josef Scaylea, Thomas Wells, John Stobart, Leo Adams, Pierce Milholland and Andrew Chang have been featured in past Mansion Gallery exhibitions. Jill Crowson, who succeeded Graham in 2002, also recognized Hoss as a Washington artist of stature. “It is especially appropriate that the Governor’s Mansion is able to showcase Hoss’s intricate, original serigraphs, which depict the diverse beauty and natural drama of Washington State,” Crowson said. Hoss, a printmaker by both education and passion, is a leader in the comparatively little-known artistic field of “original serigraphs.” Unlike typical serigraphs, which are volume reproductions, each Hoss serigraph is created by the artist using a process in which the stencils are dissolved during printing. As a result, none of Hoss’s pieces could ever be recreated; each is a unique original. While color is the primary emotive element that drives Hoss’s work, he also experiments with light, texture and depth to express his sensual reaction to places in nature. In the past, his art focused quite precisely on places and moments in time. Increasingly, his landscapes have come to express a blend of natural memories that, together, conjure up a specific, personal response. The diverse pieces in the Governor’s Mansion exhibition reflect the spectrum of these inspirations. They capture the stunning beauty of many parts of Washington that receive less attention than more famous landmarks. Hoss, whose active portfolio also includes paintings, monoprints, etchings, pen & ink drawings, mobiles and murals, is represented by Mahler Fine Arts (Seattle), Robert Allen Fine Art (San Francisco, CA), and Tirage Gallery/Art Consultants (Pasadena, CA). He has also collaborated with the Ansel Adams Galleries (Yosemite, the Inn at Mono Lake, Pebble Beach, CA). --end-- |