Articles related to "Printmaker"



A Printmaker's Guide to Printmaking and Prints
This article turns more inward, while I attempt to explain the different types of printmaking, terms, methods, and the significance of numbering prints or reproductions.
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John Martin Victorian Painter and Printmaker
Inspired by the turbulent times of the Industrial Revolution John Martin was famous for his vast canvases showing humanity dwarfed by the awesome power of wild nature.
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Printmaker Naoko Matsubara
Canadian Printmaker Naoko Matsubara came of age during Modernism's zenith and employs the iconic principles of abstraction in her current oeuvre.
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Artists and Fame - Albrecht Dürer
The German painter, engraver, printmaker and draughtsman who introduced new levels of perception of the artist as an independent professional.
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Artist Henri Patrice Dillon
Active from the late 1870s until his death in 1909, Dillon depicted studio, street, café and theater scenes in the medium of which he was a master: lithography.
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Edward Hopper: "Pictorial Poet"
Biographical portrait of artist, Edward Hopper.
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Currier & Ives
Biographies of printmakers Nathaniel Currier (1813-1888) and James Merritt Ives (1824-1895).
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Profile: The Genius of Lou Stovall
Silkscreens are not just for T-shirts; they are a tool to make fine art, and in the right hands, they can also build community.
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William Blake
Though shunned and isolated in his own time, today he is celebrated as a revolutionary and mystic with a strong sense of personal vision.
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VOICE of a Woman
Kathe Kollwitz looked at the role of women who had remained steadfast against a back drop of the ruination and chaos caused by war and social unrest. She constructed pictures that made sense of it all. Her message is that there is something quintessential to human survival and happiness that cannot be equated to money, power or prestige. Nor can it be gained or transmuted through force or by tricks of ideology or processes linked to human thought. That message is love and it is the keystone to survival.
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Historical Medical Images of Surgery at Wellcome
The Wellcome Library holds a fascinating collection of images on the history of medicine, many available online for free download.
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Westminster Cathedral - London
Westminster Cathedral is tucked away on Victoria Street, a short walk from the more famous Westminster 'stars' such such as the Abbey, Houses of Parliament and Big Ben.
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John Madejski Rooms at Royal Academy of Art
The RA presents two displays: "High Art: Reynolds and History Painting 1780-1815" and "High Life: Celebrating the Loan of W P Frith's Private View at the Royal Academy".
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Visitors Guide to Finding Fine Art in Reno
At first glance, Reno doesn't look like an arty town. A second look reveals paintings in coffee houses, sculpture in galleries, watercolors in art shows and much more.
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Book Review - The Escher Twist
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Early German and Italian Painters
Which Early Renaissance artist did Vasari make a mistake about, was Raphael's father, was a pioneer of landscape, was godless painter, or became a lay brother?
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Italian Artists Nicknames
Famous Western artists in 13th to 17th centuries have celebrated nicknames more famous than their given names.
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Japanese Artist Hashiguchi Goyo
Goyo's beautiful woodblock portraits of women are renowned for their combination of traditional Japanese style with a distinctly modern allure.
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The US Virgin Islands – St. Thomas
For those desiring the epitome of luxury St. Thomas has to offer, the Ritz Carlton is a tranquil, coastal paradise set against turquoise waters and white sand beaches.
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Art Fund Acquires Rare Prints for British Museum
A gift of rare prints by Mexican artists, including 'los tres grandes' - Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco and David Alfaro Siqueiros - is to be shown at British Museum.
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Calgary's Best Art Galleries & Museums
Calgary, a vibrant western Canadian city, offers top-quality paintings, sculptures, photographs, crafts, conceptual & set installation pieces for the art connoisseur.
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Brief Life Atkinson Grimshaw Victorian Artist
Atkinson Grimshaw is remembered for moonlit cityscapes. His works represent contradictions between Victorian industrialisation and a Romantic longing for times past.
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Printmaking, part II
This is more regarding the making of prints, i.e. printmaking. We go a tiny bit into intaglio, relief, stencil, and other ways of making images.
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Top 10 US Art Schools Compared
A look at visiting artists, tuition and famous alumni of the top undergraduate art schools in the United States.
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ART BASICS - PAPER
A chance to find out a lot about paper and its various properties and qualities. I go in to just a few of the paper making companies that I have used for years, but there are some terrific sites that give loads and loads of information, and not just about paper, either.
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Baltimore Books Arts Exhibit
Albrecht Dürer's work as a printmaker fatefully coincided with the invention of the printing press, helping him transform the art of the woodcut to an independent art form.
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Defying Description
What is illustration? How is it different from fine art and graphic design? What is the outlook for the illustration market?
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Greatest German Artist Of All Time
Albrecht Durer is the most famous artist and masterful printmaker in the history of German art.
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Three Women Artists Who Rocked Art History
While men seem to be the focus of art history there are many women artists who are equally as important including Mary Cassatt, Imogen Cunningham and Georgia OKeeffe.
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The Art of Woodcuts
Overview, history, and technique of the form of printmaking known as the woodcut, as well as an introduction to significant illustrators using the woodcut.
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Stress and Anxiety on London Underground
Travelling on London Underground can be an ordeal for some. Yet symptoms of anxiety may be embedded in our collective unconscious.
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