Dear relief printmaking artists, instructors and workshops,
The Graphic Art Department at the National Art Academy Sofia, Bulgaria
as a part of Ph.D. Printmaking research project invite You to
participate in a project for putting together all new technical and
artistic achievements of Contemporary relief printmaking artists,
instructors and workshops.
It’s waiting the project to be an information database of relief
printmaking artists, instructors, workshops, and techniques for serving
future projects in this field.
On the base of your activity until now and outstanding relief
printmaking made in the last years, we would like to request you to
participate in the project by filling the following form describing
your personal technique and way of work.
We are looking forward to your replay and Materials.
Yours faithfully
Arafat Al-Naim
Graphic Art Department
National Art Academy
Sofia/Bulgaria
(you can find the relief printmaking project form on this page too
http://www.prontomail.com/Prontomail/users/arafat)
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The documentation form consists of two parts. The first one is devoted
to general information. The second one - to the individual relief
printing techniques and means, used by relief printmaking artists,
instructors and workshops.
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FIRST PART
Name: (of artist, instructor and workshop)
Address:
Country:
Tel.:
Fax:
E-mail:
Internet address:
Date: (of birth, establishment)
Gender: (for artist and instructor)
Education:
Position: (for artist and instructor)
Artistic achievements – Most important personal, group exhibitions and
awards:
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SECOND PART
Please, describe by writing your method of the work holding on the
following items.
We will be pleased, if the answers are more detailed and full
1. Surface
* What kind of surfaces do you use to create the original printable
(printing) form?
a) You use pre-fabricated surfaces
b) You form the surface by yourself and create the original printable
form.
c) You have a personal manner of work.
*How do you create the printing form?
a) By taking off
b) By adding on a flatness
c) Other way
2) Inks
* What kind of inks do you use?
a) Pre-fabricated inks
b) You prepare the print inks by yourself
c) You have a personal method
* What kind of lying (inking) on the printing form?
a) Traditional
b) Nontraditional
3) Printing
* How do you print the surface (printing form)?
a) By hand
b) By press
c) Other way
* Way of fitting (registering) of the prints?
a) By marks on the surface of the graphic original
b) By fitting points and schemes
c) Other way
* Way of preservation of the prints?
a) Traditional
b) Nontraditional
4) Paper
*What kind of paper do you use?
a) Pre-fabricated paper
b) You make paper by yourselves
c) You have a personal way
*Way of paper preparation?
a) You use the paper without pre-preparation
b) You use the paper with pre-preparation
c) Other way
5) Tools
*What kind of tools do you use?
a) Traditional
b) Nontraditional
*Way of the use of the tools?
a) Traditional
b) Nontraditional
*Way of tool sharpening?
a) Traditional
b) Nontraditional
6) Drawing
*How do you prepare the drawing for the relief printing?
a) Directly
b) Indirectly
*What materials do you use for creating it?
a) Pre-fabricated materials
b) You prepare the materials by yourself
c) Other kinds
*Way of transfer of the drawing on the surface?
a) By copying
b) By photographic way
c) Other way
7) Cleaning
What materials do you use to clean the surface and the work tools?
a) Organic thinners
b) Inorganic thinners
8) Engraving and cutting
a) Traditional
b) Nontraditional
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