About The Work
The Woodburytype is a photomechanical printing process that involves making a thin, hardened piece of photosensitive gelatin that is exposed in the sun and hardened. The exposed gelatin is then imbedded into a lead plate using a hydraulic press. The indentation made by the gelatin is used as a mold into which hot inky gelatin is poured. A piece of photo paper is laid on top, and with light pressure, the inky gelatin affixes itself to the paper, creating a Woodburytype image.
Walter Woodbury developed the Woodburytype in 1864, however, it was quickly abandoned by printmakers in favor or less labor and time intensive techniques. This process has never been surpassed in its tonal rendition, in the liquid-like delicacy of its shadows and highlights, in its supple surface relief texture and permanence in the prints.
Two Palms spent 10 years experimenting and perfecting the gelitan used to produce the lead plate and, in 2013, published some of the first Woodburytpes printed in over 100 years.
Courtesy of Two Palms
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Woodburytype
Each print is 14 x 11 inches
This piece is signed in graphite in the bottom border. It also comes with a certificate of authenticity.
About The Work
The Woodburytype is a photomechanical printing process that involves making a thin, hardened piece of photosensitive gelatin that is exposed in the sun and hardened. The exposed gelatin is then imbedded into a lead plate using a hydraulic press. The indentation made by the gelatin is used as a mold into which hot inky gelatin is poured. A piece of photo paper is laid on top, and with light pressure, the inky gelatin affixes itself to the paper, creating a Woodburytype image.
Walter Woodbury developed the Woodburytype in 1864, however, it was quickly abandoned by printmakers in favor or less labor and time intensive techniques. This process has never been surpassed in its tonal rendition, in the liquid-like delicacy of its shadows and highlights, in its supple surface relief texture and permanence in the prints.
Two Palms spent 10 years experimenting and perfecting the gelitan used to produce the lead plate and, in 2013, published some of the first Woodburytpes printed in over 100 years.
Courtesy of Two Palms
About Chuck Close
From The Magazine
- Interviews & Features: Invite a Few New Faces Into Your home Via Contemporary Portraiture
- Interviews & Features: Chuck Close in Conversation with Vija Celmins About Her Dense Yet Infinite Drawings
- Interviews & Features: Picasso Is Sexy Cheesecake: How Scientists Are Using Evolutionary Theory to Demystify the Allure of Art
- Art 101: How to Make It in the Art World: 10 Quotes on Creative Success From the World’s Greatest Artists
- Art 101: How Do Today's Art Stars Make Prints? Master Printer Erik Hougen Explains an Intimate Form of Collaboration
Published by Two Palms, NY.
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