Simply put, a silkscreen is printing technique where typically a series of stencils are placed on a wire mesh one-by-one with each stencil having a different colour ink applied. The ink is pressed through the mesh using a “squeegee”. The resulting ink/images that appear on the paper overlap/fit together to form the resulting image. Silkscreens … Continued
Abstract Expressionism is a release of emotions encompassing non-figurative form. Created during a period that took place after the Second World War, feelings were raw. Artist’s of this generation took their distinct experiences and articulated them on canvas as a response to the political and social upheaval. Thus, the act of painting itself became the … Continued
Bridget Riley (1931 – ), an English born artist studied at the Royal College of Art. Her career began in the 1950s when she worked in an advertising agency, in which she painted in a divisionist mode style. Originally her works’ constituted a black and white colour palette; yet, in order to create works that … Continued
Most people, whether art collectors or not, recognise or have heard about Damien Hirst’s artwork. Damien Hirst has been on the art scene for 25 years from when first he organised the ground breaking Freeze student exhibition in 1988 in London. Hirst’s history is well documented. Hirst has used a variety of media in his printmaking … Continued
Etching is one method of printmaking that has been used by artists since the 15th century. In simple terms it involves the artist scratching on to a metal plate (typically copper, steel or zinc) with a needle to create an image. The plate is then dipped into acid which results in lines being sunk into … Continued
