Find some contemporary printmakers who rely heavily on texture in the prints. What sort of textures have they used to create effects? How well has it worked? I started this research by looking for contemporary artists, and came across the Center for Contemporary Printmaking in Norwalk, Conneticut. There is currently an exhibition, the 4th Biennial […]
Now looking back to project 4, I’m quite happy with my prints so far. Of course there are weaknesses and shortcomings, but I feel that I’ve made a nice tour of the techniques learnt so far and I also think that I’ve learnt a bit about how to improve prints by overprinting to add more […]
After series 3 (the skyline) I took some days off printmaking to get a little inner distance and look out for new ideas. I found it difficult to come up with a completely different subject and trying to cover more than two techniques simultaneously. The technical requirements somehow seemed to block me from just going […]
This turned out to be the most difficult subject so far. It all started with my idea of using leftover paper scraps from the last series and try out what I could do with strips of torn paper, used as masks. I thought I might develop a subject using backdrawing on top of an imaginary […]
I started this project from the idea of printing off the texture of tree leaves which came up while printing the shoe series. It had been during a lunch break when I walked around the block and became aware of some interestingly shaped leaves. During the remainder of the walk, I collected different leaves and […]
Actually I went to the MOMA to see the Sigmar Polke exhibition in the context of research for the OCA watercolour course, and barely made it there on the exhibition’s last day. While I found that exhibition not very inspiring, afterwards I took the opportunity to go to the Toulouse-Lautrec gallery, which presented “The paris […]
I started project 4 with a series of prints based on a drawing of a pair of wooden clogs. Out of a feeling that I did not want to embark on an over complicated subject, I chose the shoes in a matter of seconds when I saw them next to my desk. The shapes looked […]
It has been quite some time since I completed project 3, I had to make a break to work on other things. I’m not happy about having to make breaks because it really interrupts the flow of ideas and experimentation with techniques. But in the future, I will avoid making a pause in the middle […]