Art 20-3 Lino Research Project Intro

Artist Research Project

As we go along...

Write the vocabulary word & definition

in your sketchbook

Positive & Negative Space

• Positive Space: is the

figure or shape in an
artwork

• Negative Space: is the

background or ground in
between 2 shapes or
figures

Labelling

Label where the positive and negative space are

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Positive Space

Negative Space

Labelling

Label where the positive and negative space are

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Positive Space

Negative Space

Labelling

Label where the positive and negative space are

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Negative Space

Positive Space

Labelling

Label where the positive and negative space are

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Negative Space

Positive Space

Labelling

Label where the positive and negative space are

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Negative Space

Positive Space

Poll

What do you see?

• A worm

• Loch Ness Monster

• Snake

• A string

• Other

Multiple Select

From the video, I learned that the drawing ACTUALLY shows

• The Loch Ness Monster

• A worm traveling through dirt

• A string going through cloth

• All of the above

• None of the above

What is Printmaking?

●The processes that is used to
transfer an image from a
“plate” or “block” to another
surface (e.g. paper or fabric)

●Used to make multiple copies
of the original.

●Most but not all of the
printing processes use ink or
paint.

Relief Prints

Use a plate on which the
surface is either cut
away or built up.

Examples:
●

Woodcuts and linoleum

●

Found-object and
collagraphs

The video on the previouss slide shows how a lino print is made.

●The surface of the lino tile is
carved away to create an image or
design.

●The areas that are cut away create
negative space.

●The areas that are left create the
positive space.

A wood block print is made in a very
similar way only using a wooden block.

Dropdown

The area that is cut away creates the

Select answer

space, which will appear ​

Select answer

The area that is left will be the ​

Select answer

space, which will appear as ​

Select answer

A look at Lino Print Artists

Tim Doyle

●Texan Illustrator and printmaker

●Started screen print shop called
Nakatomi Print

○Clients include Marvel, Dark Horse, Cartoon
Network, Studio Canal, Metallica, Failure,
and “Weird Al” Yankovic.

●Un-Real Estate: Re-imagines the
iconic pop culture locations found
throughout our favourite television
shows and films

A look at Lino Print Artists

Elizabeth Catlett

●Modernist Mexican artist & activist

●Attended Howard University and later the
University of Iowa

●Artwork often shows:

○The fears, struggles, and achievements of ordinary
African American women

○The harsh reality of Black women’s labour

○Strong dignified Black women with expressionistic and
careworn faces

○Honours renowned historical heroines

●Intricately & Subtly textured linocuts:

○Hatching is closely spaced and small

○Creates smooth transitions in value

A look at Lino Print Artists

Margaret Preston

●Australian artist. Studied in
Australia and England

●Well known for her bold, vibrant, and
decorative prints of Australian
plants

○Mostly made prints of Australian plants
because she wanted to make uniquely
Australian images

●Her art style was inspired by
Japanese woodblock prints

●Printed her images in black and added
colour by hand

Multiple Choice

Which of the themes/subject matter does Margaret Preston explore in her Lino Prints?

• Iconic locations from TV Shots

• The harsh reality of Black Women's labour

• Honours strong historical heroines

• Iconic Austrian imagery of plants

• Pop Culture

Multiple Select

Which of the themes/subject matter does Tim Doyle explore in his Lino Prints?

• Iconic locations from TV Shots

• The harsh reality of Black Women's labour

• Honours strong historical heroines

• Iconic Austrian imagery of plants

• Pop Culture

Multiple Select

Which of the themes/subject matter does Elizabeth Catlett explore in her Lino Prints?

• Iconic locations from TV Shots

• The harsh reality of Black Women's labour

• Honours strong historical heroines

• Iconic Austrian imagery of plants

• Pop Culture

Multiple Select

Which of the below statements is true of Elizabeth Catlett?

• Was inspired by Japanese Woodblock Prints

• Creates subtle texture & value by using small, closely spaced hatching

• Uses bright saturated colours

• Prints 1st in black.

  Adds colour later by hand

• Mexican Artist & Activitst

Multiple Select

Which of the below statements is true of Margaret Preston?

• Was inspired by Japanese Woodblock Prints

• Creates subtle texture & value by using small, closely spaced hatching

• Uses bright saturated colours

• Prints 1st in black.

  Adds colour later by hand

• Mexican Artist & Activitst

Multiple Select

Which of the below statements is true of Tim Doyle?

• Was inspired by Japanese Woodblock Prints

• Creates subtle texture & value by using small, closely spaced hatching

• Uses bright saturated colours

• Prints 1st in black.

  Adds colour later by hand

• Texan

Lino Print Artist Research Project

1.

Open your copy of the “Lino
Print Artist Research
Project” google slides

2.

Take a look at the list of
Lino print artists you can
choose from.

3.

Choose an artist you would
like to research.

4.

Google your artist and answer
the questions on the google
slides.

***Note: Research will not include copying slabs of information. Please write all answer in your own words

Reorder

Now it's time to work on your research project.

Put the steps back in order

• Open my “Lino Print Artist Research Project” slides

• Browse the list of Lino print artists

• Choose an artist. Click the link

• Read the provided article

• Google to find more information

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