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Top 10 Artworks of Dogs

Printed Edition’s Top 10 artworks containing man’s (and woman’s) best friend.

Test Your Knowledge – Odd One Out

Which one of these prints is the odd one out and why?  

Print Shop Pages: The Process of Woodblock Printing

The woodblock printing process directly evolved from cylinder seal technology, an ancient technique that was developed as far back as 3500 BCE for imprinting characters or scenes in clay tablet. The earliest examples of flat-surfaced reliefs being imprinted on parchment with ink date from 220 AD and were found in the Far East and originating … Continued

Odd one out?

One of these prints is the odd one out.  Do you know which one it is?

Print Provenance: The Ancient Gods of Chinese Printmaking

This week I intended to write on the subject of early Chinese woodblock printing techniques but was sidetracked by an intriguing phenomenon that takes place all over China during and after Chinese New Year’s. This occurrence involves families taking down and replacing a number of decorations in their home to start anew, similar the Western … Continued

10/10: Basics of Print Collecting

    This top 10 is intended to help those new collectors or first-time print purchasers navigate the technical jargon that gallery aficionados use to describe their products. It can also be used by experienced collectors to refresh their basic knowledge of print collecting. This page will be a one-stop-shop for identifying and understanding those confusing terms … Continued

Printing Light

A guest curated exhibition from the Whitechapel Gallery, London Drawing from the final Contemporary Art Society collaboration with Whitechapel Gallery, ‘Twixt Two Worlds’, we chose nine artworks relating to light and illumination. The exhibition is about the history of photography and moving image, featuring artefacts from the late 19th century, and includes pieces by William … Continued