Multiple editions are a fertile ground for innovation as digital technology offers more options than ever for reproduction and can be combined in many different ways with the
more traditional printmaking techniques.
The exhibition illustrates how the collaborative nature of printmaking may be a catalyst for creativity, and presents a variety of artistic approaches
from traditional printmaking techniques to more experimental practices.
She uses
the traditional printmaking techniques of wood engraving and lino cutting, but draws on a variety of materials to create layered collages.
Althea Murphy - Price's work has been recognized for its unconventional approach to
traditional printmaking techniques and content.
Using
traditional printmaking techniques, her work explores the boundaries of the known and unknown within folklore.
Continuing the tradition of the previous exhibits (Roux at the Houston Museum of African American Culture, Stir at Gallery M Squared, Mojo at Prairie View A&M University, and bās at Art League Houston), each artist used the word «sugar» to explore its historical, cultural and personal connotations while confronting the boundaries of experimental and
traditional printmaking techniques.
She writes: «Though printmaking has been an important means of expression for many artists of his generation, it was a brief endeavor for Twombly... That said, he worked in nearly
all traditional printmaking techniques... including line etching, mezzotint, aquatint, lithography, and screenprinting... Many of them were issued as portfolios, in keeping with his mode of painting and drawing in cycles.»
As an artist, Desmet uses
the traditional printmaking techniques of wood engraving and lino cutting, for which she has won over 30 national and international awards and prizes, and her works are in many museum collections worldwide.
Throughout Tai Hwa Goh's installations, the viewer will see the prolific use of
traditional printmaking techniques.
Her art mixes hand - waxing and
traditional printmaking techniques to create layered pieces that represent the layers of memories we all have.