Sam Francis

Untitled, 1984

106.7 X 73 inch

What is a monoprint?

What is a monoprint?

Monoprinting is a printmaking technique where a single impression is created from a re-printable surface, such as a lithographic stone, wood block, or metal plate. Unlike traditional printmaking, where multiple copies are produced, monoprinting results in a unique image. Techniques used in monoprinting include etching, lithography, and woodcut, but the key characteristic is that each print is one-of-a-kind.

Mel Bochner

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Limited Edition Print

Monoprint

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Mel Bochner

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Monoprint

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Mel Bochner

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Monoprint

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Mel Bochner

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Mr. Brainwash

Madonna, 2011

Limited Edition Print

Monoprint

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Jessica Stockholder

d c tree, 2011

Limited Edition Print

Monoprint

USD 4,260

Jessica Stockholder

i a tree, 2011

Limited Edition Print

Monoprint

USD 4,260

Laura Owens

Untitled (Pink Grid and Droplets), 2018

Limited Edition Print

Monoprint

USD 17,750

Ryan McGinness

Stability-Monoprint,, 2012

Limited Edition Print

Monoprint

USD 8,500

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Pop art

Pop Art is an art movement that began in Britain in 1955 and in the late 1950s in the U.S. It challenged traditional fine arts by incorporating imagery from popular culture, such as news, advertising, and comic books. Pop Art often isolates and recontextualizes materials, combining them with unrelated elements. The movement is more about the attitudes and ideas that inspired it than the specific art itself. Pop Art is seen as a reaction against the dominant ideas of Abstract Expressionism, bringing everyday consumer culture into the realm of fine art.

Matter painting

Matter painting is a technique that involves blending thick impasto paints with materials like cement, mud, sand, or shells. The term first emerged in the 1950s to describe the works of Belgian and Dutch painters who explored the physical properties of painting materials and the different ways paint could be manipulated. This approach emphasizes texture and the tactile qualities of the surface, creating a sculptural effect on the canvas.

Body Art

Body art involves creating art directly on or with the human body. Common forms include body piercings and tattoos, but it also encompasses practices like branding, scarification, scalping, body painting, full-body tattoos, body shaping, and sub-dermal implants. Body art can also refer to a subcategory of performance art where the artist's body is central to the artwork.

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