Wednesday, May 2, 2012

What is a Print?(click)




The Wave by Hiroshige                                      from google image



This link is an interactive link that explains all forms of printmaking.  It is simple, highly visual and instructive.  If you want to understand the differences in different types of print making this will be a useful link.  Printmaking is an ancient art in many cultures from the intricate and elegant Japanese Woodblocks of Hiroshige to those of the skilled craftsmanship of Durer.

Toulouse Latrec  Print  from google image

Printmakers today are revitalizing the art with new found passion and innovative approaches.  Old rules are being broken and new ones being formed.  Printing on bedsheets, mixed media and ever changing subject matter.  A old media is being reborn.  Take a past look at the Outlaw Printmakers...Sean Star Wars, Tom Huck and Dennis McNett.  Look way into the past with Durer, Toulouse, and others...follow the evolution of print making into the present.  


Sean StarWars        Mountain Dew Themed Art from google image

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