Polke's feeling for the romance
of photomechanical reproduction was what first set me to thinking about his relationship with Dalí, who also took an interest in the halftone's dot screen.
Whilst Khan's mindset is more painterly than photographic, he often employs the tools
of photomechanical reproduction to create his work.
Not exact matches
The image is a heliotype print, a
photomechanical method
of reproduction that had recently been invented by photographer Ernest Edwards (1837 - 1903), for whom Darwin had sat for a portrait in 1868.
Rail: Yes, you were using the garish colors
of that period's
photomechanical reproduction techniques, which sets you aside from the still rather painterly colors
of Warhol, Rauschenberg, Lichtenstein, etc..
Incorporating modified detritus — billboard paper,
photomechanical reproductions, wrapping and carbon paper — in its densely accreted, silver - gray surfaces, Ghost Money is a rich representation
of urban life that pays particular attention to the «underbelly» economies that are interlaced with social injustices.
Mark Bradford, Potable Water, 2005, Billboard paper,
photomechanical reproductions, acrylic gel medium, and additional mixed media, 130 x 196 inches, Collection
of Hunter Gray, Photo: Bruce M. White
In Meyer Vaisman's paintings the volumetric stacking
of canvases or layering
of compositional elements, and the ersatz texturing
of surfaces - a
photomechanical imprinting
of a magnified
reproduction of canvas weave borrowed from a commercial Letratone ¨ pattern sheet - parody the modernist ethos about flatness and truth to materials.
Billboard paper,
photomechanical reproductions, acrylic gel medium, carbon paper, acrylic paint, rice paper, and additional mixed media; courtesy
of the artist and Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York; © Mark Bradford; photo: Fredrik Nilsen
Mark Bradford, Potable Water, 2005; billboard paper,
photomechanical reproductions, acrylic gel medium, and additional mixed media; 130 x 196 inches; collection
of Hunter Gray; © Mark Bradford; photo: Bruce M. White
Billboard paper,
photomechanical reproductions, acrylic gel medium, carbon paper, nylon string, and additional mixed media on canvas; 48 x 60 inches; courtesy
of the artist and Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York; © Mark Bradford; photo: Fredrik Nilsen
(1) Mark Bradford The World Is Flat, 2007 Billboard paper,
photomechanical reproductions, acrylic gel medium, twine, wrapping paper, carbon paper, acrylic paint, and additional mixed media on canvas 101 1/4 x 142 1/2 inches Collection
of Rachel and Jean - Pierre Lehmann Photo: Bruce White (2) Mark Bradford Potable Water, 2005 Billboard paper,
photomechanical reproductions, acrylic gel medium, and additional mixed media 130 x 196 inches Collection
of Hunter Gray Photo: Bruce White (3) Mark Bradford Untitled (Shoe), 2003 Billboard paper, acrylic gel medium, and additional mixed media on canvas 30 x 31 1/2 inches The Speyer Family Collection Photo: Bruce White (4) Mark Bradford Pinocchio Is On Fire, 2010 Multimedia installation Dimensions variable Courtesy
of the artist and Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York Photo: Sven Kahns
Black intaglio printing (etching and drypoint) on white handmade paper and
photomechanical reproduction of a drawing