GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Screenprints (also known as serigraph or silkscreen) are created using a stencil to block out areas not intended to transfer to the paper (or fabric). Using a squeegee, the printmaker forces ink through the unblocked areas of the mesh screen. Additional colors or tones can be achieved by using multiple stencils.
Excerpt from
Emily Schiller, Visions of America exhibition gallery text, 2016.
NOTES
Screen printing is a printing method in which the image is transferred to a surface by forcing ink through a fine mesh screen on which non-printing areas are "blocked out" to prevent ink penetration. Traditionally the mesh barrier was made of silk, thus the process is commonly referred to as silkscreening.
Ken Kelsey, Gail Davitt, Mary Ann Allday, Barbara Barrett, and Troy Smythe, Contemporary Art and Design at the Dallas Museum of Art, Teaching Packet, 1995.
As written, this rule links with 210 objects. The preferred AAT term "screen print" is not what appears in the TMS catalogue. In case the decision is made to change the spelling of this medium, I added the preferred spelling as another line in the rule.
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IMAGE ASSETS
This Image shows the process of Silkscreening or Screen printing. The letter A points to Ink, B to the Squeegee, C to the Image, D to the Photo-emulsion, E to the Screen, and F to the Printed image.
Source: Image: Harry Wad, Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic License, Wikimedia Commons, accessed August, 2, 2016.
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RULES
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General Description
Screenprints (also known as serigraph or silkscreen) are created using a stencil to block out areas not intended to transfer to the paper (or fabric). Using a squeegee, the printmaker forces ink through the unblocked areas of the mesh screen. Additional colors or tones can be achieved by using multiple stencils.
Excerpt from
Emily Schiller, Visions of America exhibition gallery text, 2016.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
Notes
Screen printing is a printing method in which the image is transferred to a surface by forcing ink through a fine mesh screen on which non-printing areas are "blocked out" to prevent ink penetration. Traditionally the mesh barrier was made of silk, thus the process is commonly referred to as silkscreening.
Ken Kelsey, Gail Davitt, Mary Ann Allday, Barbara Barrett, and Troy Smythe, Contemporary Art and Design at the Dallas Museum of Art, Teaching Packet, 1995.
As written, this rule links with 210 objects. The preferred AAT term "screen print" is not what appears in the TMS catalogue. In case the decision is made to change the spelling of this medium, I added the preferred spelling as another line in the rule.
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