Like many of our readers, we’ve been gradually adjusting to these unprecedented times of pandemic and protest. Through hard work and commitment from all involved, this issue has become a time capsule of artists working during (and reflecting on) lockdown.
One project that was well and truly borne out of this strange time in history is the brilliant Offcut Project – an ingenious idea by Suki from The Print Block, who created editions with artists using her paper offcuts and has raised funds for important charities in the process. Kyle Hawley and her all-female team at Letterpress PLAY also make the most of their materials by ensuring all of their products have multiple uses – what gets cut, gets kept. Proof that when things change, we change with them and often the ideas that bloom are just as creative as ever.
The slower pace of things and spending more time in your own company can sometimes feel daunting, however printmakers are in a unique position to reflect these emotions in their art. The print community has also come together offering its support to the Black Lives Matter movement – be it through the free use of Riso printing or placard making at letterpress workshops. Print has always found itself a key means of mass communication, even in a more digital age. US printmaker Jamaal Barber discusses with Tanekeya Word the complexities of black as a colour and Black as a culture and how he infuses his work with impact and authenticity.
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Issue 12 featured artists/studios:
Peter Allen • Armchair Hero • Helen Arthur • Jamaal Barber • Veta Gorner • Alexandra Hedberg • Alice Irwin • Letterpress PLAY • Luddite Press • Krista Mezzadri • Laura Peturson • The Print Block • Marina Ruiz • Barbara Sanders • Sonofafox • Nelly Trubnikova-Omelchenko • Type Tom • Jeremy Wat
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Pressing Matters雜誌是一本獨立出版的刊物，專注於各種印刷藝術形式背後的人物，以及他們的熱情和操作過程。無論是好奇的初學者到傑出人士，都有各種各樣的作品在版畫的藝術形態當中脫穎而出。Pressing Matters希望能夠激勵新秀，呼籲大家用印刷方式製作他們的作品，前來發表自己的想法和從事交流。
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