Lithography

at stake and significant regarding photography, focusing on technological reproducibility, aura, and fascism. Benjamin begins his essay discussing the process of art and how it has evolved to create new meanings for current art and politics. Lithography was a milestone for art because it allowed a closer temporal reaction between the production of images…

The nineteenth century was a time of change in the artistic world. Artist started testing limits to see how they could introduce a whole new world of art. Some people considered the art to be a kind of culture shock and a scandalous way to express the artist talents. Scandalous is something that is considered improper, shocking, disgraceful, etc. (dictionary.com). There were three artist that really started this “scandalous” time period and they were Coubet, Daumier, and Manet. These three…

The industrial revolution occurred in England between 1760 and 1840 and it completely changed the economy of society from agricultural to industrial. The invention of machines and, consequently, the methods of obtaining energy was the main reason for the transition from the agricultural type of society to the industrial. The steam, gasoline engines and electricity were invented, and they quickly replaced man and animals in many kinds of work. The need for competent management of the invented…

At the end of the year, his discovery of Desjobert Printing Studio evoked his interest in color lithography and etching. Under the guidance of Johnny Friedlander, Zao learned basic skills of printmaking and soon began to experiment with unconventional processes in which he created painterly qualities in his prints. Fascinated by Zao’s prints, poet Henri…

Every day 18-22 people die waiting for an organ, and “there are now more than 105,000 people on the waiting list for solid organ transplants (womenshealth)”. The organ crisis only continues to grow as the population increases. In fact, a new name is added to the waiting list about every 10 minutes (facts). The use of 3D organ cloning is an ethical alternate to full body cloning to aid in the organ shortage crisis in this country. Cloning Cloning involves taking DNA from a cell, and implanting…

INTRODUCTION In the context of contemporary consumer society, advertising is an indispensable way of product promotion. People can easily find advertising campaigns of different brands anywhere, like the billboards, bus stations, even in restrooms. Advertising campaigns have already become a kind of mass media which transmit all the information frequently. The modern advertising industry aims to use creative ideas and sophisticated graphics to convey the message to a specific target market.…

Science In the 2nd through 8th century AD, the emperor of china had demanded that the six china confucianism classics be engraved in stone so that the people of China would have a real version of the china confucianism stories. As a result of the engraved texts, Confucian scholars placed black pieces of paper on the engraved sculptures and rub charcoal or graphite on the paper to have white texts against a dark paper and the emperors carved texts in a raised form before applying ink to the…

Printmaking is an art form that involves the creation of a master piece of artwork from which multiple images are made. These prints are considered original works of art even though they can exist in multiples. This art is one of the oldest forms of art in the world. Historically, printmaking was used to spread religious ideas or images. The process originated in China at around 105 A.D. but it did not gain more use in Europe until around the mid-15th century. Printmaking today is practiced as…

I had the pleasure of interviewing Mr. Mark, an 87-year-old Caucasian male, living in a nursing home in Ontario, California. This man seemed full of life and definitely made it clear that love is what has played a huge factor in the person is today. This man was born a nuclear home in Chicago in 1929. He was surrounded with loving from his parents and an older brother. However, during his high school years, he and his family moved to Arizona due to the drastic weather in Chicago and his father…

second chapter explores the rich history of the camera arts (photography, video, and film) and the third chapter discusses the goals and duties of a graphic artists. Chapter 8 covers the 3 historical methods for making prints, relief, intaglio, and lithography, as well as some modern ones such as screen printing and digital inkjet as well as giving artistic examples. “Workers of the world, unite!” by Rockwell Kent is a powerful example of wood engraving, which would fall under the category of…