What's the difference between engraving and relief? Engraving is an intaglio process, whereas letterpress printing is a relief process. Engraving is also a term used to describe printed materials that are etched and not cut and the relief process wood engraving.
>Her prints are made using Japanese techniques, reflecting the ukiyo-e tradition. Rebecca Salter is attracted to the visual sophistication of Japanese prints.
Medium: Japanese Woodblock, Size: Paper 28 x 46cm
The rise of the woodblock print in Japan was inextricably tied to the historical and social factors of the Edo period (1603-1868).
Expression examines prints that foreground the materiality of wood and the physicality of the carving process. Marking a new approach to block printing, early 20th-century artists embraced the texture of woodgrain and the gestural quality of the cut to heighten emotional intensity and personal expression. Contemporary artists continue to engage with these earlier traditions, reclaiming the medium’s expressive force while critically examining its histories.
Die Brücke wanted to revive older media, particularly the techniques and aesthetics of woodcut printing.
The latest cracks in the barriers between art and craft include mails. Zinc zozology put an end to the dictates of imitating nature.