Highpoint artists Jay Heikes & Todd Norsten will be part of a group exhibition at Federica Schiavo Gallery in Rome, Italy starting on September 5 through October 1, 2016.
Known for his unique use and exploration of text in his recent prints and paintings, Norsten just completed the prints Something Real, Authentic, True and JFK in ’64 at HP Editions this summer.
The new large scale work features a trompe l’oeil depiction of the words “Ceaseless, Endless, Timeless, Boundless” recalling his earlier sold out work “Endless, Ceaseless, Boundless Joy” and is printed in a combination of lithography and screenprinting.
In February 2009, Todd Norsten completed two prints in Highpoint’s former Lyndale Avenue studio. The new works, Endless, Ceaseless, Boundless Joy and The Trouble with Romance, display his keen sense of ironic (sardonic) wit and exacting attention to technique.
With delicately rendered forms and subtle colors, this suite of prints reflects Norsten's interest in creating relationships between the formal elements in his work. The artist repeats motifs such as lines and dots to create images that stand alone yet benefit from proximity to each other.