The art of Dennis Curry is
largely focused on the wildlife and environments of East Africa. First traveling
to the area in 1982 to study big cats, he became captivated by the beautiful
landscape and rich diversity of animals. The primal power of this land has since
brought him back many times.
During his service with the US army in Vietnam in 1966, Dennis was
affiliated with the combat artist program. This was a program to document the
combat experience from an artist's perspective and taught him the power of the
rendered image. Returning to civilian life in 1967 Dennis returned to school to
study art and became caught up in the renaissance of original printmaking. Over
the next 10 years he produced over 40 editions, mostly in the traditional
intaglio mediums of etching and engraving.
In 1980 he was attracted to the contemporary medium of Mylar lithography by
it's unprecedented facility for working with color. This form of lithography is
so named because the drawing for the individual plates is done on a drafting
film with the trade name Mylar rather than directly on the plate or stone as in
the more traditional forms of original lithography. In all original graphics the
printing press is used to create images rather than for reproduction as it is
more commonly used in commercial printing.
In 1984 Dennis founded Blue Berry Press to not only create his own art, but
to work with other artists interested in creating with this exciting medium. One
of the few artist owned facilities of its kind in the world, Blue Berry Press
has allowed Dennis Curry to develop a rare mastery of this relatively new
medium. Joined with the fine draftsmanship that is one of the hallmarks of his
work, Dennis' graphics are widely collected nationally and internationally.
"While much of the art of the past has dealt with the glories and
follies of humankind, I feel a need to portray nature for its own sake with the
hope of promoting value and respect for our unique planet and the varied forms
of life with which we share it"
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