ARTS 10
Relief Printmaking--The Woodcut Winter 2020

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This course will explore relief printmaking through the lens of the woodcut. Wood is sculptural–soft, hard, porous, inconsistent, it has knots and grain. Cedar cuts like butter while mahogany seems impossible to penetrate. We will learn how to capitalize on these inconsistencies by working with the material to realize unique prints. We will explore an array of cutting strategies as we apply them to various types of wood. Students will learn how to use the press, register prints, and how to make a small edition. The course will begin with translating drawing into a print with one matrix, leading students to make a color reduction print and a multi-block print. We will look at these techniques from a historical lens, its relevance to the textile industry and its applications in anti-establishment Latin American image culture. We will read texts that address the conceptual implications of mechanical production by Renee Green, Luis Camnitzer, and Franz Kafka. Through discussions and critiques, we will examine this practice from a variety of cultural, conceptual, and historical standpoints, both within the conventions of printmaking as well as in its experimental applications. The class will meet for three hours on Thursday and Friday. Students will be expected to complete work outside of class to present the following week. There is a $70 lab fee per student that covers materials and travel allowance. We will take one field trip to The Clark Institute, where we will look at historical woodcuts in the Manton Study Center for Works on Paper. Adjunct Instructor Bio:Chris Domenick is an interdisciplinary artist living and working in Western, MA.
The Class: Format: lecture
Limit: 15
Grading: pass/fail only
Requirements/Evaluation: final project or presentation
Prerequisites: none
Enrollment Preferences: juniors and seniors will be given priority
Materials/Lab Fee: $70

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