Woodblock printing

important advances in the renaissance era, concerning the medical field. As well as this, innovations drastically transformed humanity forever. made by William Harvey and Paracelsus. An important innovation from The Renaissance was the invention of the printing press. Revolutionary ideas have changed Europe drastically throughout this time period. Many new scientific discoveries and cures were found, but also many techniques and theories from medieval times were proven incorrect and were…

In Chapter three of Signing the Body Poetic we learned about the printing press and how film technology affected deaf literature and ASL. Gorge W. Veditz was a big influence on preserving sign language. He came up with the idea that film will help preserve the language, “there is but one known means of passing on the language: through the use of moving picture films” (pg.51). With out films there would be no way language would be to be preserved. Sign Language could not be thought from writing…

When Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to a church door, he demonstrated the power of the printed word in transmitting ideas and allowing for those ideas to become widely known. The clear printed lettering of the printed press was much easier to read than handwriting, and so was more available to a larger amount of people. Those who took Luther’s ideas wanted them to be widespread and so there was another incentive to have multiple copies printed without the fear of having hand copied prints…

Paul Binnie, a newly popular woodblock print artist, challenges Japanese popular thought surrounding both gender stereotypes and negative connotations of the tattoo through his unique prints. His on-and-off approach highlights the ability of tattooing to individuate and deepen the perception of those who are brave enough to bear them. In a broader sense, Binnie is commenting on how all visual art can be used to disrupt and complicate dangerous limiting stereotypes and augment the identities of…

The Great Wave off Kanagawa, also known as The Great Wave or simply The Wave, is a woodblock print by the Japanese artist Hokusai. It was published sometime between 1830 and 1833 in the Edo period as the first print in Hokusai's series 36 Views of Mount Fuji. It is Hokusai's most famous work, and one of the most recognizable works of Japanese art in the world. The image is essentially, a massive wave threatening boats off the coast of Kanagawa. While sometimes assumed to be a tsunami, the wave…

artist during the 18th and 19th centuries who is known for woodblock printing, “Ukiyo-e” painting, and manga art. What is unique about him is his interest in the “relationship between light and natural phenomena” and how he captured “the moods of nature and the atmospheric conditions of the different seasons and weather” (Hane 39). His most well known piece is “Mount Fuji Seen Below a Wave at Kanagawa” which is part of his series of woodblock prints known as the “Thirty Six Views of Mount…

picked a woodblock printing of a scene from the famed kabuki play “Sonezaki Shinju”. Being one of the most prolific kabuki plays, I chose this image to show the crossover of culture from one form to another (e.g. kabuki to woodblock printing). For the fifth picture in my exhibit, I chose to use an image from a modern bunraku (puppet theatre) play. Bunraku grew out of kabuki so I thought it was important to show the influence of kabuki on other forms of entertainment. Next, I used a woodblock…

European art and culture. One of the most remarkable traditions in Japanese art is Ukiyo-e of the Edo period. As the ‘jewel’ of the Japanese printing art, it uses the most exquisite paper, the finest colors and elaborate technique. Ukiyo-e not only carved a deep influence in Japanese art, and also in western art history. Ukiyo-e is a genre in Japanese printing art blossoming in 17th through 19th century. The word Ukiyo refers to “the floating world”, the realm of entertainment, and –e means…

College of the Art in Seattle, Washington with an emphasis on Print Arts and Drawing. Originally from Minnesota he was raised in a family with carpentry skills, this knowledge influences his technique in woodblock and extends to building his own frames for his work. Spitzack primarily works in woodblock, and this medium is what is represented in his gallery shows. He has had multiple solo exhibitions as well as group exhibitions, mainly in Washington. He finds it important at this stage of his…

Johannes Gutenberg created the first movable type printing press during the Renaissance based on a failed business. His invention become a huge hit and greatly assisted with scientific practices by mass printing books. Johannes Gutenberg created the printing press after a failed business venture. “Nearly 600 years before Gutenberg, Chinese monks were setting ink to paper using a method known as block printing, in which wooden blocks are coated with ink and pressed to sheets of paper” (Palermo).…