#master printer

With the Museum’s upcoming reinstallation of its Korean Art collections on the horizon, the artist book Zwischen Sejong und Gutenberg is especially relevant as it beautifully illustrates cross cultural influences ranging from Sejong the Great, the fourth king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea, to the work of Johannes Gutenberg, the German master printer. Through typography and design, the text and images flowing throughout this book present a quiet view into the worlds of these influential people as beautifully interpreted by Ahn Sang-soo, the master Korean graphic designer. The artist’s engagement with Korean Hangul script is a historical tribute to its creator King Sejong and Gutenberg, who was his contemporary.

Ole Larsen, Master Printer of Atelje Larsen in Sweden presented an inspiring selection of “hot” prints by international artists including Tony Cragg. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y5m5onJ5yQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pgde8e4Kw0Y

Colette's Orchid

36.5 x 50.8 cm / 14.38 x 20 in. Signed and numbered (Limited Edition of 50) Price: 148 US dollar

Giclée print/Ultrachrome print on Hahnemühle German Etching 310 g/m2. This paper has the subtle texture of an etching paper and a soft white tone. It is mould-made and inherently acid free, appealing characteristics that artists have enjoyed in Hahnemühle German Etching for over 400 years. I have chosen the heaviest line, giving the final print a substantial feel, offering an exceptional print quality. Soon available on my Etsy shop. You can always e-mail me - [email protected]

Ed Ruscha, The End, 1991

26x37" Edition of 50

Raymond Pettibon, Winged Heart, 1998 Hand-colored lithograph with unique texts 36 x 28" Edition of 20

"...We must remember, in short, that printmaking is, and always has been a democratic technology aimed at the private, demotic dissemination of images. Because if no one wants the print - or if everyone is satisfied to visit it in a public museum - there is no reason for the edition itself, beyond the connoiseurship of guild/craft. The tiny, private production of Hamilton Press, then, perpetuates the democratic aspiration of art for us all, individually, according to our whims, into an age that is more comfortable with collective identity confirmed in public spaces..."

-Dave Hickey Writer (Excerpt from "Hamilton Press: Collaboration and Incarnation")

I couldn't be happier when on my quick visit to LA this week my beloved friend Paul (part of the Steidl family, who loves to stay in Göttingen for Thanksgiving day...) took me to Hamilton Press.