The Center for Book Arts ~ Jorge Simes

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Jorge Simes

Jorge Simes Studio
Chicago, IL

Golden Thorn (Espina Dorada)
Wood, branches, 24 K. gold leaf, various hand made papers, ink and artist's oils.
24" x 18" x 4.5"
2004

Das Rhinegold
Wood, tree bark, 24 K. gold leaf, parchment, graphite, sanguine, sepia, ink and gouache
33" x 21" x 6"
2004

Jorge Simes is a Chicago based artist whose work develops in different disciplines. His work currently includes painting, artist's books and works on paper. In the past it has included performances photographed and rendered in book form, printmaking, papermaking and object d'art making. Throughout his career he has been involved in design and applied arts. His work has been exhibited and collected in private and public collections in the United States, Europe and Latin America. Among other distinctions, he has received the New Forms Regional Grant, given by the National Endowment for the Arts, to print one of his artist's books. Simes holds a degree as a Professor in Printmaking and Drawing from the School of Fine Arts, Cordoba, Argentina.

Jorge Simes's work appeared in the following exhibition(s) organized by The Center for Book Arts

2002 Artist Members' Juried Exhibition

Brevissima by Bartolome de las Casas
(2001) wood, felt, burlap, tin, glass, gouache and ink on amate paper