ARTIST STATEMENT

I seek joy, order, and harmony in my work as an antidote to the forces of chaos and rapid change in the world that are beyond my control. Printmaking satisfies my love for process and planning; and it has taught me to incorporate spontaneity and surprise into my practice. I trained in architecture and design, which are the inspiration for my printmaking. I learned early on that for me, creativity thrives within set boundaries, so I set rules for myself: a pattern, a color palette, a strategy for action.  As I explore, I look for as many variations/combinations as possible. I’m interested in pushing the boundaries of my rules, looking for unexpected juxtapositions, playfulness, and variety within the system I’ve set in motion. I pursue variety, diversity, options, possibilities and surprise. I use pattern and geometry as generators of form to explore new paths in printmaking.

BIO

Bill Brookover is a printmaker whose work is based in his training in design and architecture. Born in West Texas, he studied art and architecture at Rice University, historic preservation at Columbia University, and printmaking at Fleisher Art Memorial. His prints explore design, color, texture, and geometric structure.

Brookover is a teaching artist at Fleisher Art Memorial, a community-based art school in South Philadelphia, where he has taught printmaking since 2010. In 2014 he began leading tours of Hidden Print Collections for Fleisher printmaking students. In 2014 he served as Independent Curator for Eugene Feldman Offset Lithographs, Print & Picture Hallway Gallery, at the Parkway Central Library.  He chairs the Sanctuary Taskforce at Fleisher Art Memorial. He is a member of Second State Press, The Print Center in Philadelphia, the American Color Print Society, InLiquid, The Main Line Art Center, Philadelphia Center for the Book and DaVinci Art Alliance.