Author: Bryan Nash Gill
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN: 9781616890483
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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If there is, indeed, nothing lovelier than a tree, Connecticut-based artist Bryan Nash Gill shows us why. Creating large-scale relief prints from the cross sections of trees, the artist reveals the sublime power locked inside their arboreal rings. Gill creates patterns not only of great beauty but also year-by-year records of the life and times of fallen or damaged logs. He rescues the wood from the property surrounding his studio and neighboring land, extracts and prepares blocks of various species (including ash, maple, oak, spruce, and willow), then makes prints by carefully following and pressing the contours of rings and ridges until the intricate designs transfer from tree to paper. The results are colored, nuanced shapes—mesmerizing impressions of the structural integrity hidden inside each tree. These exquisitely detailed prints are collected and published here for the first time, with an introduction by esteemed nature writer Verlyn Klinkenborg and an interview with the artist describing his labor-intensive printmaking process. Also featured are Gill's series of printed lumber and offcuts, such as burls, branches, knots, and scrubs. Woodcut will appeal to anybody who appreciates the grandeur and mystery of trees, as well as those who work with wood and marvel at the rich history embedded in its growth.
Author: Library of Congress
Publisher: George Braziller Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 244
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This volume explores the evolution of the technique, composition and colouration of the woodcut beginning with the earliest publications. It features examples from Germany, Italy, France, Spain and The Netherlands.
Author: George Alexander Walker
Publisher: Firefly Books
ISBN: 1554070457
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 170
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A clearly written, practical and illustrated handbook to woodcut techniques and printmaking, both a how-to book and reference for printmakers, designers and collectors that includes finished examples by accomplished woodcut artists.
Author: Chazen Museum of Art
Publisher: Chazen Museum of Art
ISBN: 9780932900647
Category : Color prints, American
Languages : en
Pages : 154
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Color woodcut printmaking was not new to Britain, America, or Japan in the late eighteenth century. Yet after Japan was opened to the West in 1854 and deeper cultural exchange began, Japanese prints captured the European and American imagination. The fresh colors, simplicity of materials, and departure from traditional compositions entranced western artists and the public alike. Likewise, Japanese audiences and artists were intrigued by the styles and techniques of western art, which was broadly available in Japan by the end of the nineteenth century. Artists there created images of the strange foreigners and imagined what American cities looked like. By the beginning of the twentieth century, artists were not content to merely imagine what the other side of the world looked like. As prints traveled around the globe for study so did artists, and with them spread the tricks and techniques of color woodblock printmaking as well as appreciation for the prints. Woodblock printmakers in the West started to investigate Japanese processes, and Japanese publishers began to seriously seek out the print market outside of Japan. Important themes began to emerge; scenes of nature and old-fashioned architecture outnumbered modern city views, and images of animals were nearly as popular as those of human figures. Imagery was often idyllic and beautiful, attractive to an international audience. Twentieth-century art, however, moves at a furious pace, and the ferment of the international woodcut style quickly ran its course. Artists appropriated what they needed from the color woodcut, then developed techniques, subjects, and styles in their own ways. An ever-expanding range of prints became indebted to the artists of the previous generation who had reinvigorated woodblock printmaking styles and practices around the world. This full-color catalogue includes many prints from this colorful exhibition and shows how the progression of styles became more similar as international artists learned from and competed with each other, then stylistically diverged as artists of each country took what they learned in new directions. The three essays each focus on the influences and contributions made to the international style by three countries: Japan, Britain, and America.
Author: George Alexander Walker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781554076352
Category : Wood-engraving
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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This book provides the basics of this craft with a detailed analysis of its tools and media. This improved second edition features two new chapters that teach artists step-by-step how to make an engraving and linocut.
Author: Tim Foley
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486804585
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 37
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Book Description
Strikingly rendered in the style of classic woodcut illustrations, these 31 images to color offer a splendid variety of subjects: animals, flowers, desert and beach landscapes, still life vignettes, and much more.
Author: Welford Dunaway Taylor
Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
ISBN: 9781567920499
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 140
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Taylor (English, U. of Richmond) paints a rich portrait of Lankes, arguably the first genuine native-born American woodcut artist who was the sole creator of about 1,300 b&w images used on everything from book jackets to theater posters. He presents Lankes' varied and striking renditions of the peop
Author: Naoko Takahatake
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 3791357395
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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A New York Times Best Art Book of 2018 The art of the chiaroscuro woodcut is celebrated in this groundbreaking and generously illustrated book. Chiaroscuro woodcuts are among the most immediately appealing of all historic prints, displaying exquisite invention, refined draftsmanship, technical virtuosity, and sumptuous color. Printing two or more woodblocks inked in different tones to create an image, the chiaroscuro woodcut was the earliest, most successful foray into color printing in Europe. Following its invention in Germany, the technique was first adopted around 1516 in Italy where it flourished through the sixteenth century. This novel art form engaged the interests of the most celebrated artists of the Renaissance, including Titian, Raphael, Parmigianino, and Beccafumi, and underwent sophisticated developments in the hands of such master printmakers as Ugo da Carpi, Antonio da Trento, Niccolò Vicentino, and Andrea Andreani. Featuring more than 100 prints and related drawings, this book incorporates pioneering art historical research and scientific analysis to present a comprehensive study of the subject. Essays trace its creative origins and evolution, describing both materials and means of production. Brimming with full-color illustrations of rare and beautiful works, this book offers a fresh interpretation of these remarkable prints, which exemplify the rich imagery of the Italian Renaissance. Published in association with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Author: Shane Weller
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486134113
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 158
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Over 100 works by Beckmann, Feininger, Kirchner, Kollwitz, Nolde, Marc, and others. Distorted, stylized forms embody revolutionary mood of the early 20th century. Introduction. Captions. Notes on artists.
Author: Jost Amman
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486991199
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 66
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The only Jost Amman collection available in any form, this set draws primarily from the Renaissance woodcut master's most important works: Book of Trades and A Little Book of Art. Over 280 intricate images of knights, Turks, printmakers, sensual females, mythological figures, peasants, clergymen, and more offer definitive representations of Renaissance trades and professions.
