Hayter was an active painter in his time, participating heavily in the
Surrealism and
Abstract Expressionism movements. Aside from his major works in viscosity printing, Stanley William Hayter also dabbled with engraving, collage-making, drawing, and traditional painting. Many of his well-known images are known for presenting messages and central themes that were advanced for his time.
« I have always had the theory since I started this thing that if you are going to get anything done about this craft it is going to take a lot of people to do it and you have got to work with them. »
Stanley William
Hayter founded the famous art studio, Atelier 17. It has since been renamed to Atelier Contrepoint, to honor him after his death. The studio became a popular and influential
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Hayter was an active painter in his time, participating heavily in the
Surrealism and
Abstract Expressionism movements. Aside from his major works in viscosity printing, Stanley William Hayter also dabbled with engraving, collage-making, drawing, and traditional painting. Many of his well-known images are known for presenting messages and central themes that were advanced for his time.
« I have always had the theory since I started this thing that if you are going to get anything done about this craft it is going to take a lot of people to do it and you have got to work with them. »
Stanley William
Hayter founded the famous art studio, Atelier 17. It has since been renamed to Atelier Contrepoint, to honor him after his death. The studio became a popular and influential meeting place for other great artists such as Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Jackson Pollock, Alberto Giacometti, and many more. Stanley William Hayter will always be renown for his extreme flexibility across several mediums of paint and print media, as well as his ability to produce powerful images that were unprecedented for his time.
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