Study Task 4

Study Task 4

This here is one of the most well-known screen prints to date. It was made by Andy Warhol for the Velvet Underground album. It uses two different coloured inks, yellow and black to achieve its look meaning it used two screens for the process. The layout is really simple, just a print in the middle of the page with no other furniture around it. It was made in 1967 when print making was being made popular again through the pop art movement. At that time pop art was a thriving development that was embraced by post WWII manufacturing.

This here is a lithography print done by Alan Kitching. This was done using letterpress printing which looks quite similar to screen printing in the outcome but is a totally different process using type. I really like the layout in this as your eye is drawn to the word ‘TAXI’ straight away and not the busy surroundings. To me this represents calling a taxi down in a busy street thus the busy numbers and type surrounding the ‘TAXI’ type. I really like how intense and also relatable it actually is. Kitching is a British letterpress printer from Darlington and has been an active printmaker since 1989. This print here was created in the mid to late 90’s. His clients have varied between the Guardian, the Times, Penguin books and even Clark’s shoes. Given the fact he has worked for a variety of newspapers, he doesn’t really work for a certain class unless it’s for that certain paper. I believe this specific print however was made for the V&A London Design week.

This is a really famous lithography piece done by M.C. Escher in 1953. I really enjoy how confusing this image is. Whenever I look at I’m not too sure what angle I should approach it and every time I view it I see something new that I missed last time. The colour is the standard lithography colours but they work particularly well in this image. The colours remind me of an old manor or a haunted house in fact. This process has been around since the 18^th century however lithography plates were further improved in the early 50’s making prints like this possible. This invention popularised lithography in the 50’s thanks to Escher.