Critiques of 4 Pieces of Art

This piece seems to use the intaglio method, which is where the artist carves, cuts, gouges, or bites (using acid) the image onto the linoleum (or wood or metal, otherwise known as the matrix) and then rubs ink into these lines, making sure that the untouched areas are cleaned of ink. In the mean time the paper has been previously soaked in water. When it is laid over the matrix and the squashed through the printing press, the soft paper is pushed into the grooves of the inked lines and transfers the image onto the paper (Picassomio www.the-artists.org). In this print, lines not only create the outline of the image, but also have been used to create depth and shadow. Color is added using either separate blocks for each color or by hand before it is printed, known as a la poupee (ôHow Do I Pull A Print?ö www.washingtonprintmakers.com).

2. The Pam Cooper art piece chosen to discuss in this question is ôMerry-go-roundö (2002). A ômixed-method

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es both make use of color and shading to create a three-dimensional feeling, the artists use entirely different processes to obtain their objective. The process used in the ôUntitledö linocut is similar to that used in ôTolerance,ö also by Jetter. The lines cut into the linoleum not only form the picture, but also the texture of the piece, using lines to shade certain areas. The use of line shading, combined with the use of color and repeated design, has produced a print that feels three-dimensional. The viewer can almost feel what the original linocut felt like. The process used for ôAnchorö was monotype. Monotypes are one-of-a-kind images created by taking an un-worked metal plate and drawing on it using ink. This plate is then pressed against a piece of paper. Usually, the ink will last for one strong and one weak impression. This produces one æoriginal drawing' and one printed edition (ôCollecting Printsö www.coskufineart.com). Because the metal plate is neither carved nor etched, there is not the same natural texture or third-dimensional appearance as what is produced in the linocut. Therefore Traver had to depend on his use of color and shading in order for there to be texture and dimension in his piece.4. In the book
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