Yesterday afternoon, I had the honor of sitting for Indonesian artist, Syahrizal Pahlevi, as he chiseled away my likeness, into a woodblock, in front of my very eyes. It took him less than 30 minutes, and when he was done, this is what he came up with (see photos below). He later printed the woodcut onto unbleached cotton canvas, and signed it. Phalevi has been working on creating a series of such portraits, and showing them where and when he can. Most recently, his work was on display in the Red Mill Gallery, at the Vermont Studio Center, in Johnson, Vermont, USA. Click here to view photos of the show.
Claire, holding her woodcut portrait
Woodcut print portrait of Claire Desjardins, by Syahrizal Pahlevi
Woodcut artist, Syahrizal Pahlevi (AKA: Levi)
nice Claire….thanks a lot….wow!….next I’ll send you new image when I printing portrait with mix colour…n you can put here, on your blog…:)
this is like a promotion for me….isn’t it?
Levi, the honour was all mine! To watch you chisel my portrait out of a plain piece of wood… WOW! And so quickly, too! I hope lots of people see this and look you up. I saw you have a few online videos too (ex: http://inkteraction.ning.com/video/syahrizal-pahlevi-demo)... Good stuff!