People well acquainted with the art of printmaking and paper making are looking to team up with other artists to make fine art prints, an art form that has been virtually untapped in Singapore.
Prints are a method of making art that use scratching or etching on a certain surface — plastic, metal, stone, or others — in an intricate set of steps. After the surface has been treated with chemicals based on the specific type of print it will produce, an image is created or transferred onto the surface using stencils and sharp metal tools, keeping in mind that the surface will serve as a sort of stamp. Therefore, the image that will be etched on the surface will have to be arranged in a mirror image of what will be the final printed product. Once the etching is complete, printmakers will fill the surface with ink. The etched lines and textures of the surface will allow the ink to seep in, and pressing the surface against a piece of paper by using special tools and machines will result in an image on the paper. This end image is a print, and no matter how many times the original surface is used to create a print, each resulting print is considered to be an original artwork in of itself.
Only one thing is holding this art form back in Singapore — a lack of highly trained printmaking and paper making professionals. The paper itself is nearly as important as the print, with considerations needed for just how much of the ink will bleed into the paper and what style the printmaker and artist are hoping to achieve. Practitioners of the art form are hoping that many more artists and community members will see just how creative and imaginative printmaking and paper making can be and learn how to complete these art forms. Art prints are increasingly popular at international art events and can be a great way for artists to produce several pieces of art for sale.
Those artists already trained in printmaking and paper making are eager to collaborate with other artists to make their masterpieces. These art forms are an incredible way to put creative minds together to make truly great work.
Do you have creative ideas but aren’t sure how to execute them? Go to SGArtClass.com today to browse a huge list of art classes that you can sign up to take. Wherever your creative interests may lie, you can work closely with professional teachers to develop the skills you’re most interested in, whether they’re oil painting or charcoal sketching, assemblage art or clay sculpture, or any other artistic genres. Think about gathering a group of friends together to take the same art class, held at either your house or a common meeting place, for the best kind of collaboration among many different minds.
For more information about these types of artists and style of art, go to http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/arts/artists-in-their-own-right.