Yesterday I had the opportunity to visit the Shaffer Art Gallery and spend some time looking at the history of printmaking. It was very interesting to see the styles and sophistication evolve throughout the years. The images began with mono-color wood engravings. These images were very detail-oriented and the talent that was involved in creating those pieces was very clear. After the mono-color era of printmaking, there were two-color linocuts and lithograms. These images were more involved and it was clear that the artists began to experiment with the color and where to place the color in the image so it’d be most effective. Eventually, printmaking developed into tri-color and more detailed images. These images were more advanced. It was also clearer from these images to see the progression from the tri-color lithographs to today’s design principles.
GRA 217 Section 5 Group 1
The official blog for GRA 217 with Sherri Taylor
