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''The real beauty of this latest effort is that it celebrates interpretation and eggs you on to expand upon the old method.'' --Artists and Illustrators
''This [book] will fill your head with inspiration.'' --Artists and Illustrators
''This [book] will fill your head with inspiration.'' --Artists and Illustrators
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Printmaking: A Contemporary Perspective is an essential review of the art of printmaking, focusing on the contemporary approaches to the medium. Printmaking: A Contemporary Perspective is a solid overview of current work in this exciting area, taking into account the history and the different techniques available for artists working today. Using the work of contemporary artists, Printmaking tells the story of the progression of this art form and highlights the most important technological advances and influential artists. Key artists that have produced prints are involved to show their influence on contemporary artists. The book includes the work of contemporary artists from all over the world, profiling some of the most innovative examples of printmaking in the art world today. Artists featured include Thomas Kilpper, Patrick Caulfield, Marko Blazo, Chuck Close, Masami Teraoka, Michael Craig-Martin, Kara Walker, Willie Cole, Banksy and many others.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Paul Coldwell has created a well-made book that provides essential reading and reference for the growing number of people who understand printmaking as an integral part of the contemporary arts. The text is concise and the illustrations are both widespread and varied in subject matter and technique, with a generous number of full-page reproductions. The introductory chapter on the history of printmaking, based on the wide range of processes that can be used, may offer surprises to those who (despite the efforts of many contemporary writers and critics) still consider printmaking to be some sort of craft-based backwater, subservient and inferior to the 'fine arts' of painting and sculpture. The choice of artists in this chapter is wide, ranging from the mastery of Albrecht Durer to the contemporary challenges of Thomas Kilpper and Wenda Gu. This range establishes well the broad approach that Coldwell takes in addressing his chosen field. The remainder of the book leads the reader through the extensive territory in which contemporary printmaking operates, from the reworking of traditions, links to painting and sculpture, to hybrid prints, the connections with politics, and onwards into the expanded print and the challenge of new technologies. While all these sections provide a good introduction, the decision to include a large number of full-page images (which are in their own right of interest and value) means that the informative text is necessarily concise. Nevertheless, this does not diminish the value and attraction of this book, and indeed should encourage those who read it and consult it to look further and to seek out other books on contemporary printmaking, the number of which is increasing as printmaking moves to the position it deserves, at the centre of the contemporary visual arts. I am not alone in the opinion that printmaking, in all its varied forms and with all its potential, may well turn out to be a major force in the visual arts of the 21st century. Paul Coldwell's book is a welcome introduction to the challenges and delights of contemporary printmaking, and is highly recommended for students, art lovers, and all those with an interest in the role that the visual arts can play in leading towards a fuller understanding of the world in which we live.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you have got this far then you must have more than a passing interest in the art of printmaking - so read on. This is a beautifully produced study on printmaking from 7th century to the present day. Printmaking has always been the poor relation to oils/watercoulers etc and this book works to redress the balance. See Durer alongside Thomas Klipper. You will find some favourites alongside rarely seen material. The book takes up the cause of printmaking and its relevance to new political thought. This is an important publication that will persuade the art collector that there is plenty to doscover within the world of print.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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This is a great view across a complex field of activity, stocked with insight and the usual suspects. In addition important new developments and unexpected or emergent practitioners are introduced. A must for students with an focus upon printed media and as mentioned in other reviews thinkers and makers across contemporary practice. Thanks!
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