Nick Boon

"Nick Boon examines subjectivity as a personal navigation by juxtaposing the frailty of humanity with impersonal graphic symbols of electronic origin. These symbols somehow hover over and attempt to guide whie utimately loosing out to the hardware of the analogue, the actuality of the permanently etched surface, giving up an image both printed and cast from a matrix that reiterates his intentions." - Andrew Folan.

I am a printmaker, musician and programmer now based in Dublin. I graduated from NCAD in 2013 and was awarded the Black Church John Kelly RHA (1932-2006) Award and remain a studio member. In 2015 I completed a higher diploma in Computer Science at Dublin Business School.

Selected exhibitions include the RHA and RUA Annual Exhibitions, the RDS Student Art Awards Exhibition and Travelling Exhibition and group exhibitions in the Mermaid Arts Centre, The Library Project,the Talbot Gallery, Temple Bar Gallery + Studios, The Cross Gallery and NCAD Gallery.

Contact: boonnick at hotmail dot com.

Source code for programming projects, including this site, can be found at https://github.com/nickboon .

System Restore

Computer generated images printed on washi for the .Awagami International Mini-Print Exhibition 2019.

Awarded Honorable Mention.

  • System Restore: 1563743848692, giclée on washi.
    System Restore: 1563743848692, giclée on washi.
    System Restore: 1563743848692 , giclée on washi.
  • System Restore: 1563746981521, giclée on washi.
    System Restore: 1563746981521, giclée on washi.
    System Restore: 1563746981521 , giclée on washi.

Light Lines

Group exhibition showcasing contemporary irish printmaking by myself, Anja Mahler, Fiona McDonald and Louise Peat.

Presented by Mermaid Arts Centre and curated by Deborah Madden.

  • Light Lines Group Exhibition, test of I Ching projection.
    Light Lines Group Exhibition, test of I Ching projection.
    Light Lines Group Exhibition, test of I Ching projection.
  • Light Lines Group Exhibition, installed I Ching projection, photography by Paul Tierney, https://paultierney.com.
    Light Lines Group Exhibition, installed I Ching projection, photography by Paul Tierney, https://paultierney.com.
    Light Lines Group Exhibition, installed I Ching projection, photography by Paul Tierney, https://paultierney.com .
  • Light Lines Group Exhibition, installed etchings, photography by Paul Tierney, https://paultierney.com.
    Light Lines Group Exhibition, installed etchings, photography by Paul Tierney, https://paultierney.com.
    Light Lines Group Exhibition, installed etchings, photography by Paul Tierney, https://paultierney.com .
  • Light Lines Group Exhibition: Island, etching.
    Light Lines Group Exhibition: Island, etching.
    Light Lines Group Exhibition: Island , etching.

https://nickboon.neocities.org/lightlines/iching - I Ching visualization online.
https://github.com/nickboon/lightlines - source code for the I Ching visualization.

Out Of Print

Group exhibition locating the activity of printmaking within the greater context of print.

Curated by Andrew Folan.

https://www.blackchurchprint.ie/detail-list.php?category_id=10&id=438 - More info on the Black Church website.
https://github.com/nickboon/outofprint - Source code for programmed dynamic models.

Theories

Unframed etchings with a projection of a model running on a Raspberry Pi. The model updated with randomly generated parameters every 2 seconds. To run a copy on your computer visit: https://nickboon.neocities.org/emergentPath.html