2010 Poster

Poster Aritist, Kreg Yingst of Pensacola, FL

Initially trained as a painter (BA and MA), I first became interested in relief block-prints when I discovered the woodcut novels of printmakers Lynd Ward and Frans Masereel.  The strong graphic contrasts of light and shadow, black and white, seemed to appeal to my aesthetic sensibilities.  I quickly delved into the work of the German Expressionists and Mexican Socialists, and perhaps have been influenced in some way by all.

My block-prints are carved out of wood or linoleum - a compression of cork, wood pulp, and linseed oil.  I print each block on an obsolete Showcard sign press, and the larger prints I burnish by hand.  The choice of paper and style are important in trying to create the correct feel for the subject matter.

My ideas are a result of my interests in the narrative; story, poetry, lyric, and personal experience.