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Show Msiioii YasaniiiE. salt the IS AC ' x t llr n- - ... . Vvnv .- x. ?fS - necred the process using a zinc plate. "Printing trans- r fers detail like a photograph," photo-graph," he elaborated. Yasami continues to ex-v ex-v periment with different mixtures mix-tures of media. While most airbrush artists are content to use only acrylics, Yasami has devised; a way to" airbrush withbils and even watercolors. He explains that few artists airbrush with oils because the resultant fumes are extremely dangerous. He ; , circumvents the danger by wearing a respirator. Though the paintings for the most part are large and form impressive images from across the gallery they should also be observed at close range. It is then that one can discern the widely differing patterns created by the different paints as they x repell each other or blend , together. The Masoud Yasami Exhibit Ex-hibit will remain at the Kimball Art Center from now until May 1. V It, might also b.e noted by the discerning eye that the . exhibit walls of the main : gallery have been recovered with a plush silvery grey carpet replacing the old felt " covering; .The darpeting lends a subtle yet elegant depth to the exhibit for which it serves as ' a background. '"'. ' . ' The recovering of the exhibit walls is one of a series of improvements being undertaken under-taken by the Kimball Art Center this year. ' r By Nan Chalat- 1 Masoud Yasami's paintings paint-ings and drawings at the Kimball Art Center shimmer , like the dancing reflections . from '.his sunny pool in Scottsdale, Ariz. Despite the : precise and intricate technique techni-que required for their production pro-duction they convey a sense of effortlessness, of relaxed order. ' r - . . .. w '-. . . " " 'i ' , At the reception in his-honor his-honor last Sunday, he explained the process of , moiroprinting of which he has become a master. Each composition , is a precise layering of different media. The poolside paintings, for instance, begin with a palate of lithographic inks on a plexiglass sheet which is r transferred under 2,000 pounds of pressure to a canvas. (Each sheet can only be used once.) The result is a unique marbling and blend-ing blend-ing of colors. Yasami capitalizes capita-lizes on the unusual affects of the monoprinting process which" pastels and airbrushes. air-brushes. It . was Degas,. Yasami comments, who pio- |
