The Evil Prints
It’s the simple things for Tom Hück, a printmaker walking in the footsteps of his childhood heroes. He is at once a perpetual 13-year-old and full-blown adult, living his dream while keenly aware of the sacrifice he makes by building his life around his art. He is all day, every day: methodical in his movements and meticulous at each interval, working over months and sometimes years to see a single work through to completion. For an art form that’s often more accessible than singular works of sculpture or canvas, it is no less intricate or all-consuming. It is his process, honed over decades: without it, he is adrift, moody; a little lost.
This attention to detail and dedication to his craft has earned him worldwide acclaim; his works are housed in the hallowed corridors of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Whitney Museum of American Art, The Art Institute of Chicago and St. Louis Art Museum, to name a few. And yet, he is always working, mind wandering over new ideas as fully-formed ones are brought to life by his hands. For him, it’s about the history: the continuation of the sacred tradition of printmaking, a history he is now an integral part of. It’s about moving the medium forward through time, working large-scale where small-scale is often expected, lending new weight and relevancy to an ancient art.
Featuring | Tom Hück
Film & Video Production | Once Films
Words | Shannon Weber
Find | Evil Prints Website | Lord Aporkalyptus Microsite
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Book | The Devil is in the Details
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