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Beginning Printmaking
Lithographic & Screenprinting processes + History of Printmaking
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Art/Design
Undergraduate 2
11/23/2010

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gum arabic
Definition
comes from acacia trees; makes non-image areas hydrophilic
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absorb gum film
Definition
microscopic film layer that repels ink during the printing process
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Solnhoffen quarries
Definition
limestone quarries in Bavaria, Germany
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buff down tight
Definition
buff stone with cheesecloth until gum arabic is thin and even
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rosin
Definition
sap from a pine tree; an acid resist that is a buffer between the etch and the drawing
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talc
Definition
keeps the etch from beading up; lowers surface tension
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emulsion
Definition
photo-sensitive coating used in screenprinting; contains chemical called dichromate
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T and bar
Definition
used to register paper to the image in lithography
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hydrophilic
Definition
water-loving
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hydrophobic
Definition
water-repelling
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planographic
Definition
printing element doesn't have a change of surface (lithography and screenprinting) as opposed to relief or intaglio
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iron oxide
Definition
neutral in the chemistry of lithography; can be used for temporary drawing on the stone
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squeegee
Definition
apparatus used in screenprinting
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asphaltum
Definition
ink base in lithography
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elements of design
Definition
1) line
2) shape
3) color
4) value
5) texture
6) space
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principles of design
Definition
1) balance
2) harmony
3) emphasis
4) variety
5) movement
6) rhythm
[7) economy]
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components of an artwork
Definition
1) form
2) subject matter
3) content
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James McNeil Whistler
Definition
printmaker/lithographer who garnered many followers and made it popular in England
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Stanley William Hayter
Definition
Englishman working in Paris, he set up Atelier 17 with specialization in intaglio and shifted from Paris to New York after WWII
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June Wayne
Definition
founder of the Tamarind Institute with a Ford Foundation grant
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Atelier 17
Definition
studio founded in Paris by Hayter and later relocated to New York City
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Tatyana Grossman
Definition
charismatic immigrant lady in New York City who founded ULAE and brought cutting edge artists to work there
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Robert Blackburn
Definition
master printer at ULAE
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Tamarind Institute
Definition
founded by June Wayne in Los Angeles; responsible for reviving the medium of lithography
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Tamarind Institute
Definition
founded by June Wayne in Los Angeles; responsible for reviving the medium of lithography
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ULAE
Definition
Universal Limited Art Editions; founded by T. Grossman in New York and workshop for several famous artists
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Alloys Senefelder
Definition
inventor of lithography
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Robert Rauschenberg
Definition
famous artist, worked at ULAE. "The twentieth century is no time to be drawing on rocks" -- later was converted.
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Jasper Johns
Definition
famous artist, printed at ULAE
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Ken Tyler
Definition
master printer who has established printing workshops Tyler Graphics and Gemini GEL
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