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I don't keep a thorough record of newspapers, magainze and other forms of media that showcase my work. I don't find it important to post and show off every time i'm mentioned. Below is a few stories/videos about my work. As I said before in my exhbition section (which I have deleted) It doesn't matter where i've shown. It's about what i've done. A stop animation of me creating. I want to reach out and touch the sky from shawn stucky on Vimeo. Here's an interview of me back in 2007 I was completely nervous and I get the record for using the word "like" Here's to Beer - Shawn Stucky Interview from shawn stucky on Vimeo. Artist Story on Chicago Artist Resource Read the story on their website
How did you discover screen printing as a medium? Describe your career trajectory as a screen printer and any particularly useful lessons you'd like to share. I began screen printing in 2006 as a way to relieve stress and to put my personal feelings into a form I could easily understand. Creating something beautiful and sharing it with those around me was a way for me to communicate my feelings. The truth is, I never intended my work to be seen by anyone beyond a close circle of my friends. However, I was encouraged by friends and peers to not only share my work with others, but eventually, to sell it. I really struggled with the idea of selling my work—my art is so personal that I feared it would feel like I was selling a part of myself. I dealt with my discomfort and began... CONTINUE READING
Screening your calls the unique vision of Shawn Stucky Written by Damien James for Art Voices MagazineChicago artist/screen-printer Shawn Stucky has been living the artists dream: He’s poor, supporting himself on the shaky ground of print advertising, never without a party, and continually creating. OK, so maybe it’s not all dreamy, but his artistic success in Chicago is in fact straight from a story book. At 29 years old, the Illinois Institute of Art graduate has been commissioned to create a permanent piece for the City of Chicago’s river-front renovation project, exhibited at Loyola University Museum of Art, and has been featured at the Chicago Art Open, Around the Coyote Gallery, Flatfiles Gallery, and countless other local venues and publications. His screen-prints hang in the Iceland recording studio of Sigur Ros and have been seen in galleries from London to Rome, Brussels to Los Angeles, and New York City. He’s created art for Ring Road Records in Arkansas and several recording artists across the country, including Joe Pug. Yet he has no local representation, nor is he seeking it. “It would be nice, but I’m not in a hurry,” Stucky says in his quiet and often self-effacing way. CONTINUE READING
Design You Trust Read the story on their websiteI met this guy at a Joe Pug concert last year. He designed Joe’s album art, which was beautiful and unique. He had just closed a successful show in London and was celebrating. I got one of his cards and saw more art online - Amazing work, probably one of the most naturally gifted screen printers around. Just looking at the work on his website, shawnstucky.com it’s easy to see how quickly his aesthetic has evolved in the few short years that he’s been making art. And it seems like he’s getting attention from everywhere, having shown in several countries around the world. From what I’ve read, his work is inspired by a rich dream life, which might account for the mysterious and iconic nature of the imagery. Stucky’s work elevates screen printing.
Gen Art Read the story on Gen Arts website
Chicago Artist, Shawn Stucky describes his screen prints as "unconscious," and understandably so. They seem to come from the depths of a drug-induced sleep, transferred from the world of dreams onto a single piece of paper. The focus of several works is personal—the intensity of these relationships presents itself through the lightening bolt-like streams of energy that reach across the prints. Even though the palette is limited to a few, muted colors, it packs a mean punch; you'd never guess that he's colorblind. - Meghan Turner
New Sugar Interview Read the story as a PDF ||| New Sugar WebsiteWhat is your favourite project to date? I always tend to like the piece I’m working on at the moment or the piece I just finished. My number one tip is... CONTINUE READING
Yo! What Happened to Peace? Read the story on Yo! What Happened to Peace? website
His work in the Yo! What Happened to Peace? show reveals how the violence and destruction half way across the world can still effect those in the United States, which is what makes Stucky's work so powerful. His ability to portray visually that which so many people are thinking and feeling about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq has added to the diverse range of anti-war statements in the Yo! show and we know he is one you will want to keep track of in the future.
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