Stephen Robson | |
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| Born | Stephen John Edward Robson 19 June 1956 |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | University of London |
| Known for | Printmaking, Drawing, Photography, Painting |
| Website | www |
Stephen Robson is a British artist and printmaker.
Stephen Robson | |
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| Born | Stephen John Edward Robson 19 June 1956 |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | University of London |
| Known for | Printmaking, Drawing, Photography, Painting |
| Website | www |
Stephen Robson is a British artist and printmaker.
Stephen Robson was born in Cambridgeshire, England on 19 June 1956, where he lived until he went to study fine art at Goldsmiths College. After a successful career in photography, Stephen returned to drawing and printmaking, and studied printmaking. He is best known for his abstract depictions of English landscapes. [1] [2]
Etching is traditionally the process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio (incised) in the metal. In modern manufacturing, other chemicals may be used on other types of material. As a method of printmaking, it is, along with engraving, the most important technique for old master prints, and remains in wide use today. In a number of modern variants such as microfabrication etching and photochemical milling it is a crucial technique in much modern technology, including circuit boards.
Printmaking is the process of creating artworks by printing, normally on paper, but also on fabric, wood, metal, and other surfaces. "Traditional printmaking" normally covers only the process of creating prints using a hand processed technique, rather than a photographic reproduction of a visual artwork which would be printed using an electronic machine ; however, there is some cross-over between traditional and digital printmaking, including risograph. Except in the case of monotyping, all printmaking processes have the capacity to produce identical multiples of the same artwork, which is called a print. Each print produced is considered an "original" work of art, and is correctly referred to as an "impression", not a "copy". However, impressions can vary considerably, whether intentionally or not. Master printmakers are technicians who are capable of printing identical "impressions" by hand. Historically, many printed images were created as a preparatory study, such as a drawing. A print that copies another work of art, especially a painting, is known as a "reproductive print".
Linocut, also known as lino print, lino printing or linoleum art, is a printmaking technique, a variant of woodcut in which a sheet of linoleum is used for a relief surface. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife, V-shaped chisel or gouge, with the raised (uncarved) areas representing a reversal of the parts to show printed. The linoleum sheet is inked with a roller, and then impressed onto paper or fabric. The actual printing can be done by hand or with a printing press.
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