Demonstrator Corner
Mike Budai
Printmaker, Mike Budai, was our demonstrator at the May meeting for the WHAL.
He discussed the process of screen printing, including stencil and photo emulsion techniques. Also discussed was the practicality of the medium in the art world, current trends and practices, and it's use in everyday life. Mike demonstrated a two-color process print, from the creation of the artwork through the process to the final product. WHAL members participated in the printing process and left with a finished print.
Mike Budai is a professional printmaker, based in Pittsburgh, Pa. He first began printing in 1994, working in screen printing and block/linoleum printing.
He obtained his Bachelor’s degree from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania in 2000, with a Major in Animation and Minors in Printmaking and Art History. Since then, he has gone on to create hundreds of screen printed posters for rock concerts in Pittsburgh and across the U.S. and Europe.
He utilizes hand-drawn images and cut stencils to create his work, and does not employ the use of a computer in the creation of his designs. He has been commissioned to provide illustrations for the Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh’s Unicorn Mountain comic anthology, Temporary Residence Records, The Carnegie Museum, Graveface Records, and
Scion Cars, amongst others.
He has shown his work in numerous galleries across the U.S. and Europe, including Signed and Numbered (Salt Lake City, Ut.,) University of Tennessee, Rotofugi (Chicago, Il.,) University of Maryland, Modernformations (Pittsburgh, Pa.,) and the Richard Goodall Gallery (London, UK.)
In addition, he travels to several poster conventions (called Flatstock) throughout the year, located in Austin, Tx., Chicago, Il., and Seattle, Wa.
He was awarded “Poster of the Year” in 2007 by the readers of the Austin Chronicle.
"The Flutists" by W. Korol Selley
