Printmaking III

This is an advanced course of printmaking techniques, which may include insertion of other media, such as photography and painting as a research aids. Students will develop and explore personal concepts in the printmaking medium. They will produce a body of art work which shows coherence and development of a personal style in printmaking. Reference will be made to the work of modern and post modern movements as well as direct references to past movements in the world of art. Their study of other artists will enlarge their horizons and broaden their personal references. The projects chosen will be strictly linked to “The Inspirational Track Methodology”. This methodology will help students follow a research path through their own work and the works of other artists. Originality and self expression will be ensured by using the above named methodology. A written paper will be required at the end of the course. Group discussions and critiques will be intrinsic to this course. “The Inspirational Track Methodology” is a
method where the student chooses a theme or topic, researches printmakers who have used and made prints on the same topic down the centuries, researches the history of the topic and illustrates, in their own work and development, a personal artistic expression which derives from a valid research basis.