Matrix: Contemporary Printmaking - Museum of Fine Arts - Florida ...
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Fall 2009<br />
Glossary<br />
Artist’s Pro<strong>of</strong><br />
Baren<br />
Bath<br />
Bleeding<br />
Burin<br />
Calligraphy<br />
Collagraph<br />
Counterpro<strong>of</strong><br />
Drypoint<br />
Edition<br />
Etching<br />
Impression<br />
Intaglio<br />
Installation Art<br />
One <strong>of</strong> a small set <strong>of</strong> prints set aside from the edition for the artist’s use.<br />
Also known as an épreuve d’artiste.<br />
Japanese tool used for applying pressure in the printing <strong>of</strong> woodcuts. It is<br />
made <strong>of</strong> a flat spiral piece <strong>of</strong> wood or bamboo about 5 inches in diameter<br />
and a backing disk.<br />
The mixture <strong>of</strong> acid and water in which intaglio plates are etched.<br />
Ink seepage or oozing around a printed Image, caused by excessive use <strong>of</strong><br />
ink, pressure or oil.<br />
A steel cutting tool with a sharp beveled point, used in engraving metal<br />
plates or carving stone. Also called graver.<br />
A refined type <strong>of</strong> handwriting characterized by elegant, curved script. In<br />
Japanese culture, calligraphy is a traditional method <strong>of</strong> writing, <strong>of</strong>ten done<br />
with a brush and ink.<br />
The Collagraph print is best described as a collage printmaking technique,<br />
where the image is composed from a variety <strong>of</strong> textured materials glued to<br />
a substrate and printed either in an intaglio or relief fashion.<br />
Printed image identical to the image on the block or plate and made by<br />
taking an impression <strong>of</strong> a wet pro<strong>of</strong>.<br />
The graphic process in which lines are scratched into the metal plates with<br />
a sharp tool, rather than with acid.<br />
In printmaking, all the copies <strong>of</strong> a print published at the same time or as<br />
part <strong>of</strong> the same publishing event. An edition can include several different<br />
versions or several exact copies <strong>of</strong> one image, and can be as small as two<br />
prints or as large as hundreds <strong>of</strong> prints.<br />
The graphic printmaking process which uses acids to create incised areas<br />
on a metal plate.<br />
The image printed from a stone, plate, woodblock, or any other matrix.<br />
Printing from the grooves or crevices engraved, scraped or etched into the<br />
plate.<br />
The use <strong>of</strong> three-dimensional materials to create a work <strong>of</strong> art that<br />
surrounds the viewer and creates its own environment in a gallery,<br />
museum, or other public space.<br />
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