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This is a wonderful documentary about Fred Mutebi’s artwork created by Zara Sarzin. The documentary demonstrates each stage of the multi-color progressive reduction method of woodcut printmaking. The image is meticulously carved onto a wood plate, rolled with colored ink, and then registered onto a surface. The process is repeated five to six times on the same wood plate with different colors to complete the final image. This primitive form of printmaking limits each work to a few editions.
Fred Mutebi is effective at using metaphors in his artwork to subversively critique society and political leaders. In the documentary, he also explains the people and places in Uganda that inspire his artwork.
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Video credit: Zara Sarzin
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UPDATE: START Journal of Arts and Culture based in Kampala, Uganda has featured Fred Mutebi. Click the links below to read the articles.
The Missing Ink: An Interview with Fred Mutebi
Food For Thought: Recent Work by Fred Mutebi
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Mr. Mutebi’s work are so impressive. Does he run exhibitions in Kampala or other parts of Uganda? We would like to run his exhibition on Guide2Uganda website if its happening in Uganda. Ugandan artists like Donald Wasswa & Sadat have used our website to reach the public.
Contact us just in case you would like to be part of the Guide2theworld family. See http://www.guide2uganda.com or http://www.guide2theworld.com
Fred Mutebi will be showing his work at Afriart Gallery in Kampala beginning in May 2011.
http://afriartgallery.org/
Obviously you haven’t done this yourself. It is neither primitive nor limited. It is a layered process that demands very sophisticated planning. The number of prints depends on how many times the first layer is printed. In my personal opinion, you owe the artist an apology.
Fred Mutebi is a close personal friend of mine. I think that you have misunderstood my use of the words “primitive” and “limited”. The process that he uses is very old. It is the same process that has been used for hundreds of years. The artwork does not depend on modern conveniences. That is what I meant by “primitive”. The prints are “limited” in comparison to other forms of printmaking that can be mass produced. It’s “limited” to how many prints the artist decides to make on the first registration of the first cutting of the plate.
I have a great admiration for this delicate and intricate form of printmaking.