PRINTMAKING
Printmaking: Drypoint (PRNT 222)
Drypoint is the art of incising an image into a surface with a sharp instrument. Traditionally this was done with an etching needle on a metal plate but in this course students explore the use of plexiglass as a surface and use an etching needle along with other types of sharp implements. The etching needle has unique mark-making capabilities in that it can be both delicate and bold, fine and dramatic. The focus is on creating an edition of prints, (prints that are the same), as well as exploring the concept of seriality where works that are similar can be manipulated and transformed to create limitless possibilities within a given parameter. Subtractive and additive methods will be used. The course is open to all levels of experience.
Wednesdays 1pm - 5pm, Sep 19 - Nov 21, 2012
Jenn Robins
Tuition: $395.00 (36 hrs)
Material fee: $65 (Plates, inks and sundry materials will be provided, along with a supply of paper)
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Printmaking: Woodblock (PRNT 223)
This course is an introduction to the various tools and processes of woodblock printing on a range of paper surfaces. Students work from original mark-making/imagery created during class, to explore the intriguing potential of positive/negative imagery and the unique mark-making of the various traditional and not so traditional tools. Focus is on the technical components as well as strengthening the formal elements of image creation and composition. The course looks at the history of woodblock printmaking, from its ancient roots in China to the impressionist and post-impressionists of Europe. Examples of the Ukiyo-e print of Japan as well as the work of contemporary artists including Schneider (Austria),Kiggel (UK), Goto Hideheko and Iwami Reika (Japan) and Feng Xumin (China) are explored. The course is open to all levels of experience.
Wednesdays 1pm - 5pm, Jan 09 - Mar 13, 2013
Jenn Robins
Tuition: $395.00 (36 hrs)
Material fee: $65 (Plates, inks and sundry materials will be provided, along with a supply of paper)
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