Intermediate Studio: Print Media

10 units · Undergraduate

Fall: 10 units This class is a general introduction to four fundamental techniques of traditional Printmaking. Printmaking is a process-based medium that produces multiples of original artworks. Students will create four works on paper using the following printmaking approaches: Relief (carved), Intaglio (engraved), Lithography (planographic), and Screen Printing (stencil). Each technique's unique set of materials, processes and aesthetics will be explored. This course focuses on traditional tools and practice, but will include utilization of digital images and sources through a critical lens. While primarily focused on the learning of fundamental approaches, the class will also expose students to ways that Print Media can be a tool (physically and conceptually) in contemporary practice. Prerequisites: 60-157 or 60-150 or 51-122