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MP1 Art Blog and Artist's Statement: Brooke
Printmaking is the process of producing multiple images. Prints are created from a single original surface, known technically as a matrix or a plate. Prints are multipliable, easy to transport and exhibit. Printmaking is important because of its unique techniques. This invention reduced the cost to reproduce printed material, and as such, its creation was one of the most influential events of the second millennium. Printmaking was revolutionary because it was an easier way for artists to express their art. It is also a way to duplicate their artwork without having to redo it.
This painting shows two koi fish that are swimming in a circle. These two fish represent Yin and Yang or La and Tui. One fish is black with a white circle and the other one is white with a black circle. The artists creates space by having the fish swim apart from each other. There are lines that outline the fish and tiny details. I think that this drawing is about Yin and Yang or La and Tui. La and Tui are two spirits that took the appearance of fishes and the same with yin and yang. I think that this is a good drawing because the artist really adds in good details. They also did really well with drawing the water splashes.
I noticed that the artist added in a lot of details for the fish scales.
I wonder if the artist was just drawing it because it would look nice, or if there is suppose to be a deep meaning.
What if there is a deep meaning behind this.
Staley, Sarah. “Kunst.” Pinterest, 18 Dec. 2017, www.pinterest.com/pin/752241943982061744/.
Negative Space!
Negative space is the part of the picture that surrounds the “main focus” or the object in the picture. This is also called the background. The subject of the picture is the main thing you can see and has the “biggest” part in a picture. This artwork basically points out the negative and the positive space within the picture.
I found negative space in my cut out by seeing that there are two parts in the simple bird picture. I looked at the contrast between the two colors and saw that the negative space and the “positive” space can be opposite on both sides. I then cut the two papers accordingly to get my end result.
This helps see an artist in negative space because there are no details. It’s only solid pieces and two colors. You can still see what the image is without all the details. Also, since it’s like a mirror image and the colors are reverse, you can see how one part could be either negative or positive no matter how you switch it up.
I don’t think seeing negative space “enhances” drawings. It doesn’t show off the details, if anything it eliminates the details. It almost makes the picture “solid” because you’re only using two colors. You old see the object of the picture and the background (negative space). If anything, negative space makes the picture much more simple.
Negative Space Cut-Out
Negative space is the space around a picture or photo that surrounds it. In this cut out I found negative space by seeing the different areas between my house and the background. For example the fence and the clouds are examples of negative space because it surrounds the house. This is important because it helps an artist to see negative space, it can give you a new perspective and help you understand a piece of art better. Seeing negative space can enhance drawing because it creates a new aspect of the drawing that you haven't seen before. For example in my cutout you see two sides to one picture but it’s created using negative space.
Printmaking-Brielle Thompson
Relief printing appeared in Europe in the 15th century when printmaking was imported from the East. The development of printing continued with the spread of Buddhism from India to China; images and text were printed on paper from a single block.Woodcuts are the oldest method of printmaking. They were first developed in China in the 9th Century. Printmaking was invented after paper around AD 105. Printmaking originated in China. Printmaking is believed to have been invented by Daniel Hopfer. Intaglio is when the ink is pressed into the etched lines while wiping the remaining ink off the surface. Relief printing is when the ink sits on the surface and not in the grooves. The main differences between both the intaglio and the relief is that they are basically the opposite of each other. Printmaking is still being used centuries after it was invented. Graffiti is a type of printmaking and that is very popular in today’s life.
Negative Space - Phoenix Satterfield
Negative Space Reflection
Ethan - Negative Space
Negative space is the space around and between the main things in the drawing fro example by house, the fence, and the bush.
B. Explain how you found negative space in your cut out?
How I found the engitive space is by looking at what is the main focus of the image which is the house, the fence, and the brush so the gray space behind it is the negative spacing.
C. Why does it help an artist to see in negative space?
How this help an artist to see in negative spacing is the spacing around both the background and the main subject of the image.
D. Does seeing in negative space enhance drawings, why or why not?
Negative space does enhance the drawing cause you now can not just only see the main focus but also the background too.
Negative Space cut-out (Annie Chen)
B. Explain how you found negative space in your cut out?
The negative space in my image would most likely be the sky background because the tree is the central image of the cut out. It is also the areas that are darker than the actual tree.
C. Why does it help an artist to see in negative space?
It helps an artist to see negative space so they could possibly focus on the main focus of the image. Often, people ignore the negative space but drawing from negative space can also be very pretty as art work.
D. Does seeing in negative space enhance drawings, why or why not?
Yes, I feel like often times, we do not look at the background of images so focusing on negative space, it gives a chance for people to also see things in a different manner. It also can make drawings more abstract to make people use their imagery to think what the drawing would look like.
Saniyyah Ray - Printmaking
Negative Space Reflection
Negative/Positive Space
Cut-Out
Maysa Wright's Art Printmaking Blog
Printmaking- Jonathan Rodebaugh
Why Is Printmaking Important?
Printmaking and Why it is Important
Nicco's Printing Blog
What is Printmaking? - Ethan McLeer
Printmaking is important because it led to technology advances. With printmaking, people could create currency, create pottery, and found ways to document information and send it out in mass production.
I found this print online. I like it because it it very basic but it also sets a very surreal and post-apocalyptic mood. I also like how clean the print marks are. Where the white does show through, it is meant to show through.
I Notice:
I notice that this is like a mirror image of itself. It is also inverted color on the other side.
I Wonder:
I wonder if the artist was trying to communicate anything to the viewer.
What If:
What if this is depicting something that the maker wants you to s
What is Printmaking and Why is it Important? Mo Kelly
Printmaking Blog
The invention of printmaking was revolutionary because it was developed from textile printing, following the introduction of paper from China. The first woodblock prints on textiles were made by the Egyptians. It’s important because Italian prints started to include mythology and pure ornamentation.
Tparker. “That's Inked Up.” February 2014, 1 Jan. 1970, thatsinkedup.blogspot.com/2014/02/.