KEN BUHLER
Coral Gold, 2008. Lithograph and etching. 38 x 28 in. (bleed) Edition of 25
Coral Blue, 2008. Lithograph and etching. 38 x 28 in. (bleed) Edition of 25
In” Coral Blue” and “Coral Gold”, Ken Buhler embarks on a printmaking adventure in lithography and etching. Related to his “Coral Series” paintings (2006-2012), the prints explore the undersea world of these linear and colorful forms.
In “Coral Blue” the artist establishes a warm ground then layers light blue and ochre lithographic washes, creating a watery depth. The artist then adds a layer of deep blue etching lines, describing the details of the coral’s surface. By varying the weight of the line from thin to bold, a dramatic space opens up in the page, and we start to imagine what it might be like to move through this underwater environment.
— Andrew Mockler
B. 1955 IOWA
Ken Buhler has exhibited widely in New York City and throughout the United States and Europe since the late 1980’s. In recent years he has worked on print projects with Jungle Press of Brooklyn, VanDeb Editions of NYC, and Oehme Graphics of Steamboat Springs, Colorado. His solo exhibitions include shows at Lesley Heller Gallery, O'Hara Gallery, Michael Walls Gallery, and the Beach Museum of Art, Kansas. His work has been reviewed in many publications including The New York Times, Arts, Artnews, and Art in America. Buhler’s work can be seen in many public and private collections, including the Wichita Museum of Fine Art, the de Saisset Museum, Santa Clara University, the Maslow Collection, IBM, and the Ulrich Museum of Fine Arts, Wichita, Kansas. Buhler has been awarded numerous grants and fellowships from noted institutions including the Pollock-Krasner Foundation (1987, 2009), the New York Foundation for the Arts (1994, 2009), and a fellowship from the NationalEndowment for the Arts in painting (1987). He has been a fellow at MacDowell, Jentel, Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center, and Ballinglen Arts Foundation (Ireland). Buhler is a Professor Emeritus in the Studio Arts program at Bard College, where he taught for 22 years.