Drive By Press visits Malaspina Printmakers May 21, 2010 Printing Demos 5 - 10 pm

Drive By Press

May 21, 2010, 5 - 10 pm 

This is the final year of touring for Drive By Press. Not only will the visit to Malaspina Printmakers be Drive By's last ever stop, but also their first international visit. Join us for this special one night event including a lecture about the History of Drive By, an exhibition of works from their collection and live relief-printing demonstrations. Drive By Press’ two-man operation features a Honda Element with a retractable relief/etching press and 15-20 original woodblocks. Attendees pick the block and Drive By Press will ink it and help to print it on t-shirts, garments or paper. Performances by Cody Aalo Guha will be taking place in the gallery from 7 - 9 pm as part of the exhibition Northern Symphony by Paul Walde.

Drive By Press was created in 2005 when two artist and printmakers, Greg Nanney and Joseph Velasquez, met in graduate school and made it their mission to share their enthusiasm for printmaking with audiences everywhere. They loaded a 600 pound 14th century style machine in the back of their vehicle, took off across the country and have been on the road ever since. The two have now traveled over 100,000 miles spreading ink and their style of guerilla art making at events across America.

At each Drive by Press event Greg, Joe, Nick Alley and Ryan O’Malley show their artistic prowess by drawing and carving several exclusive single color woodblock designs exclusive to Drive by Press. The guests are then able to interact with the DBP during the printing process, selecting their own combination of color and placement of the designs.

Drive By Press has worked over 100 events from coast to coast, ranging from parties with the bands like Spoon, BRMC, Chromeo, Louis 14th, Dark Angels, White Rabbits, The Walkmen, Pepper, to art exhibitions, university events, and outdoor music festivals. DBP has exhibited thousands of pieces of art in the form of prints and has made over 10,000 pieces of one of kind wearable art along the way.