PRT500 : Experimental Printmaking and the Artist's Book
Description:
This course is a hands-on studio for art students interested in exploring new ways of image-making through experimental methods of printmaking and the artist’s book. Demonstrations include: monotype, collagraph, photo-collagraph, Pronto plates, gum printing, chine collé, eastern and western bookbinding, and marbleizing paper. Studio work is complemented with field trips to the Uffizi Gallery and area artisans working in book arts, printmaking, and fine art papers.
This program will expand the art student’s appreciation of historical printmaking and book art methods while introducing contemporary skills in image-making. The traditional methods of printmaking and book arts will be discussed and presented through field trips to artisan’s studios, museum collections, galleries and slide lectures. During studio work the students will concentrate on developing their own cohesive body of work through the exploration of methods demonstrated. This combination of studio practice and its historical context provides a unique opportunity for the student of art.
Faculty Information: This course will be taught by Holly Greenberg, associate professor at Syracuse University where she heads the Printmaking Program. She received her MFA in printmaking from the School of Art Institute of Chicago and a BFA from the University of Michigan. She is the recipient of numerous awards and grants for her work in the development of experimental printmaking methods. Her work has been featured in the Brooklyn Museum of Art and in galleries internationally.
Available Locations:
Italy
Semester(s) Offered:
Offered: Summer
Credits:
3