Today, I was in the mood to look at some linocuts. This was my own preferred medium back in high school when I was doing artwork of my own. In fact, in this, my post-Christian life, I now have enough time that I could seriously consider purchasing some supplies and getting back into the art habit.I think that I like linography because of its sharp lines and contrasts of form and color. Linocuts are alive in a startling way.
Speedway, Sybil Andrews, 1934.
Reading, Fliss Watts, 2004.
Boethia, Eunice Agar.
5 comments:
John, you are describing yourself as "post Christian" now. Can you clarify what that means for you? I apologize if you have explained this, but I haven't been keeping up with blogging lately.
How are "linocuts" different than woodcuts? Forgive my art ignorance.
I'm sorta guessing it's just a different material than wood (linoleum??) but still the same process?
Hi Mark.
Read here, here, here, and here. And then e-mail me if you have more questions.
Dan -- yes, it's linoleum, which is a bit more pliable than wood. And as its structure is uniform, there's no problem with grain.
Otherwise, the printmaking process is the same.
There's a good Library of Congress woodcut exhibition here.
It looks like a neat form, but I'd have to learn to draw first.
Hello - just wanted to say thanks for featuring one of my linocuts (Reading)- it's good to know that one's webspace is visited by real people sometimes.
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