The Repetitive Print
Using linoleum block carving methods in printmaking, students must design a print that they will create an artwork with using the concept of repetition. Students learned about the different kinds of blades used to carve into linoleum and familiarized themselves with how the tools worked. A demonstration was given on carving safety and techniques and then students went on to create their linoleum stamp to be printed in repetition for this project.
Repetition plays a huge part in the art form of printmaking. Often times, the first person we think of when we think of the repetitive print is none other than the infamous Andy Warhol. He played on the idea of repetition and created the famous prints of the Campbell's soup can and the Marilyn Monroe prints:
Repetition plays a huge part in the art form of printmaking. Often times, the first person we think of when we think of the repetitive print is none other than the infamous Andy Warhol. He played on the idea of repetition and created the famous prints of the Campbell's soup can and the Marilyn Monroe prints:
Andy Warhol did not invent the idea of printmaking or making an exact image repeatable though. We can trace this concept back to the ancient cylinder seals used in Mesopotamia c 3500 BC. By making a "stamp" of sorts out of a clay, artists were able to repeat the same message they needed to visually record on their objects they created during this time. We can fast forward quite a ways along the timeline of history and see the invention of Gutenberg's printing press in c 1463. This allowed for the repetition of ideas to be printed so many people could have access to it at once. Printmaking is an endlessly interesting subject to study in art and one that is rooted deeply throughout history as being a vital part of communication.
Minnesota State Visual Art Standards:
Minnesota State Visual Art Standards:
- 1. Analyze how the elements of visual art including color, line, shape, value, form, texture and space; and principles such as repetition, pattern, emphasis, contrast and balance are combined to communicate meaning in the creation of, presentation of, or response to visual artworks. (9.1.1.5.1)
- 2. Synthesize and express an individual view of the meaning and functions of visual art. (9.1.3.5.2)
- 1. Identify the tools, materials and techniques from a variety of two- and three-dimensional media such as drawing, printmaking, ceramics or sculpture. (0.1.2.5.1)
- 1. Create a single, complex artwork or multiple artworks to express ideas. (9.2.1.5.1)
- 3. Justify artistic intent, including how audience and occasion influence presentation choices. (9.3.1.5.3)
- 1. Analyze, interpret and evaluate works of visual art by applying self-selected criteria within the traditions of the art form. (9.4.1.5.1)