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| Cotton lawn, A5 |
Further to the monoprinting I had done both on buckram and using fabric to add texture to prints on paper I decided to experiment with monoprinting directly onto fabric. The print room technicians recommended choosing a fabric with a tight weave so that the ink adhered to the surface rather than seeping through the weave so I chose a white cotton lawn. The fabric is fairly shear with a transluscent quality which I thought might add an extra dimension by allowing light to pass through lightly printed areas.
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| Second colour, masks repositioned |
I chose to continue using the same masks I had already experimented with because I thought they worked well compositionally and thematically. The results were more successful than I expected, with the fabric picking up the ink well and adding a textural element where the weave is visible. As I expected, when held up to the light, there is a translucency where the ink is lightly applied as a result of the sheerness of the fabric.
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| Detail |
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| A4, new mask added |
I think this composition is less well considered and so less successful when taken as a whole, but the area of detail shown below with only the two profiles is more interesting in the placement of the figures and the contrasting colours.
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| A4, mask repositioned |
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Again this close up element of the piece is more successful than the overall composition.
I would like to continue developing monoprints onto fabric, perhaps experimenting with other types and colours of fabric. I could also increase the size of the fabric pieces if I can have access to the larger press. This would allow me to use more or larger masks or to create one large piece made from multiple smaller printing plates. I would also like to experiment with combining fabric and paper monoprints into one mixed media piece.
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| Printing plate |
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