artist 26: jacques moiroud

Aikosan, 2005

Almost Blue, 2009

Himself, 2005

The Distance Between You and Me, 2011

Wallflower, 2010

Jacques Moiroud is primarily a printmaker many of whose portraits come from encounters with people in his life. I have a recent respect for relief printers, since I did it for the first time two days ago! I am amazed at how detailed he can get (this is from his series called "The Big Linos," or linocut prints). I am most interested in his concept, how each portrait is meaningful, because at one time, he was in direct contact with that person. I think that's powerful. Check out more of his work on his website.