MONOTYPE
( MEDIUMS AND METHODS FOR PAINTERLY PRINTMAKING )
THE 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 ETCHING OR 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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