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Show n Printmaking: "Sagebrush to Steel" Stefanie Joos Dykes and Assistant Professor Justin Diggle Department of Art and Art History Print vs. eproduction Working on "Sagebrush to Sl" In a Print Studio Wo Steel Printing Processes Original prints are original works of act that result from techniques for applying ink to paper: relief (woodcut, linocut), intaglio (etching, engraving), lithography (from stone or metal plate), and steocil {screenpiint, serigraph). The paper comes in direct contact with a matrix (woodcut, plate, stone, screen, etc) that has been handworked by the artist, and the entire edition is printed by the artist, or by someone directly under the artist's supervision. Because the matir comes in direct contact with ever)1 print, the number of editions pulled from each matrix is limited. Printing from die topof an incision is called Relief (Wbodcut, linoleum cut, Ultcipress] Printing from thebottom of an incision is f AJI (Etching Engraving, Aoialint,Dm>oini) Printing og a single plane mlh no mdaon b called (iiihcgm* (stone ot metal U ifmonpe) Reproductions are photo-mechanical copies of a work of art produced n a commercial printing machine with no involvement from the artist This can be done using offset printing (like a newspaper) or inkjet printers (Gidee), but essentially results in a poster. The number of copies that can be made is limited only by how long the copy machine i ft Printing through an opening in tic matrix is c Jed Ckncnpihit, Scqgrapfa) f reproductions are signed, they will typically be signed as part of the >rk that is being reproduced so that the signature is part of what is being reproduced. Laying Plate Next to Plate Frame for Multiple Plates - Roll of Paper for Long Print "-- Burnishing Print by Hand More Burnishing On December 10, 2001, Geneva Steel's last 150 plant workers went on indefinite furlough. Originally, Geneva Works was the larges war-baby project of the U.S. Government. Steel produced at the plant helped meet World War ll's increased production needs. Designed to produce 225,000 net tons of coldreduced sheets for Liberty ships and ammunition per year, Geneva Steel was a modern marvel tucked away in the shadow of Mount Tim-panogos. Before Geneva Steel, Utah County was a rural farming community. Soon, farmers split their time between Geneva Steel and their orchards and farms to help augment their incomes. The move away from agriculture toward an industry based economy was encouraged and support by local and state agencies. Despite retooling and mod-ernization, Geneva Steel found itself just too big for any local markets to support. My historical research into Geneva Steel has been incorporated into a large relief print. The image builds on Ar-thur Danto's statement from Beyond the Brillo Box, about how the artist internalizes and creates from her commu-nity's symbolic expressions and culture, then in turn shares them with her audiences. The research draws from steel making and rural cultural icons to create the print. Geneva Steel's production life spanned sixty years while the development of the print encompasses only a fraction of time in comparison. The print superimposes the past with the present. The image expresses the imbalance created by change with characters who find themselves being transported haphazardly or discover themselves in awkward positions. The print looks at the movement away from a rural environment to an industrial skyline which reverts back to the wetland shores of Utah Lake. {69} |