MONOTYPE
( MEDIUMS AND METHODS FOR PAINTERLY PRINTMAKING )
ART OF MONOTYPE HAS ENJOYED A SURGE OF POPULARITY IN RECENT YEARS, AND MANY ARTISTS WHO WORK IN MEDIUMS
OTHER THEN PRINTMAKING HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY EXPLORING ITS CREATIVE POTENTIAL. IN BRIEF, A MONOTYPE IS A SINGLE
PRINT CREATED BY TRANSFERRING TO PAPER AN IMAGE THAT HAS BEEN PAINTED ON A PLATE MADE OF METAL,GLASS OR
ANOTHER MATERIAL. TRANSFER IS ACCOMPLISHED EITHER BY HAND RUBBING OR ON AN ETCHINGOR LITHOGRAPHY PRESS.
RESULTING IN PAINTERLY TEXTURES AND SURFACE EFFECTS THAT CANNOT BE OBTAINED BY WORKING DIRECTLY ON PAPER.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF MONOTYPE OPENS THE BOOK, ILLUSTRATED WITH EXAMPLES BY SUCH REVERED ARTISTS AS RAMBRANDT,
GAUGUIN, AND DEGAS.
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