Silkscreen
Silkscreen printing, also known as screen printing and serigraphy, involves passing ink through a taught mesh screen. 'Open’ areas of mesh let ink pass through, leaving an impression on the substrate.
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What is silkscreen printing?
Printmaker Kaius takes a break from crafting exquisite editions at Make-Ready in London to guide us through the fundamentals and speculative future of screen printing and serigraphy.
Ai Weiwei – Combat fear with truth
Happy Lunar New Year! As we enter the Year of the Snake, Ai Weiwei shares his wisdom for the year ahead and explains why the snake is not only the most misunderstood animal in the Zodiac, but the most pertinent symbol of our times.
Ai Weiwei – Everyone is a dragon
It's the year of the dragon. Dragons wield godlike power in myths and folklore, but Ai Weiwei insists that everyone is a dragon. Here's why.
Rising High II by Peter Halley – How it's made
Anastasia Vavilova, a printmaker at Make-Ready who specialises in experimental hybrid techniques, recounts the steps involved in an elaborate collaboration with Neo-geo painter, Peter Halley.
Actual Size: Explained
Ed Ruscha has spent his life toying with everyday words and objects – from roadside gas stations and billboards to the Hollywood sign. Featuring the SPAM logo and tin, Actual Size is one of his most iconic artworks. Here’s how a strange, satirical painting captured the essence of America.
Grant Yun – Growing Up
American-Korean artist Grant Yun arrives in Seoul with his first solo show. The series is minimal, intricate and personal, inspired by his identity.
Ai Weiwei: Decoded
A guide to the symbols at play in a divine self portrait by Ai Weiwei.
Norman Rosenthal on Anish Kapoor
Norman Rosenthal, guiding force behind the artist's first silkscreen print, reflects on his relationship with artworks by Anish Kapoor – shiny, dirty and sublime – since they first crossed paths in 1978.
Gemma Rolls-Bentley's Collection
For Gemma Rolls-Bentley, collecting begins with understanding your own values and what you represent. As a curator and creative consultant, this is how she approaches her own collection as well as those she builds for others – guided by the idea that art should hold real meaning for those who spend time with it. The art that fills her South London home is a reflection of the queer family she is creating with her wife, poet and dementia specialist, Danielle Wilde.
What is an edition?
At Avant Arte, limited edition artworks are the centre of our world. We're aware that on the surface they can be, like many worthwhile things, a bit mysterious. Here's everything you need to know.
Artificial Inspiration
What does recent progress in artificial intelligence mean for art and artists?
Ai Weiwei: Printing Power
Go behind the scenes at Make-Ready in London as Ai Weiwei reflects on the profundities of printmaking, and its lineage within his practice.
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