Anderson Ranch Arts Center Workshop Catalogs 2010-2014 | Page 55

Lothar Osterburg, Trailer Near San Francisco Peaks (detail)

Jean Gumpper, Allure (detail)

Hiroki Morinoue, Lotus (detail)

August 20 - 24

August 27 - 31

September 10 - 28

Lothar Osterburg

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 apanese woodcut printmaking

Copperplate Photogravure 
Skill Level: II - IV. Printmaking and photography experience highly recommended.
Concept: Photogravure is considered by many
to be the most beautiful photographic process
in existence. Invented by Fox Talbot and used
by art photographers until the mid-1930’s, it
has had a renaissance among photographers,
artists and collectors for the past 30 years. This
workshop introduces students to the traditional
19th-century process of copperplate photogravure with adaptations to 21st-century tools and
materials. The week begins with a solid foundation in the steps of the process. Students
make and print multiple photogravures.
Media & Techniques: Contemporary photogravure techniques with focus on digital files or
scanning negatives to create digital film positives, positives that are exposed to a gelatin
resist that is adhered to a copper plate, developed, aquatinted, etched and printed in ink on
rag paper.
Activities: Lothar presents ample material on
the fascinating history of photogravure along
with contemporary examples. The days are
filled with demonstrations, studio practice,
one-on-one instruction and class discussions.
Faculty:  Lothar Osterburg operates his own
photogravure workshop in New York, where
he has collaborated with artists such as David
Lynch, Lee Friedlander and Adam Fuss. His
work has been shown nationally and internationally. Lothar is a 2010 Guggenheim Fellow
and has received two New York Foundation for
the Arts awards.

www.lotharosterburgphotogravure.com

Tuition: $875  OR  Tuition + Studio Support Donation: $1075
Studio Fee: $125 Code: R1211 Enrollment Limit 10

Reduction Woodcut:

On & Off the Press:

Jean Gumpper

Hiroki Morinoue

Skill Level: Open to all

Skill Level: III

Concept: What makes a woodcut such a fascinating way to represent the natural world? Find
out in this workshop that explores the many
dynamic connections between landscape and
the physical process of carving a wood block in
a destructive method. Reductive woodcuts are
unique in their spontaneity and finality because
of the ephemeral nature of the process. Students learn the carving and printing process
step by step, creating a densely layered,
dynamic image. The class has the opportunity
to work outdoors from direct observation of
the natural surroundings.

Concept:  During this three-week printmaking
intensive, practice the ancient tradition of moku
hanga woodcut printing in which the linear details
of the key plate are created first, and color plates
are produced later. In the early days of Japanese
woodcut prints, it was simply easier to register
color to line, than line to color. Contemporary
printmakers find that the age-old method offers
distinctive creative possibilities. Students explore
traditional as well as contemporary printing techniques to further their artistic vision.

Media & Techniques:  Woodcarving, transferring images to blocks, color and ink mixing,
press use, hand printing, relief stencils, pochoir
techniques using gouache and registration
techniques.
Activities:  Students work from drawings,
collages and observation to create prints
through the color reduction process. Demonstrations, individual guidance and group
discussions address both content and process. There is ample time for studio work and
experimentation.

Media & Techniques: Creating linear detail with
drypoint, working on a printing press, hand printing color plates in the traditional moku hanga
style, adding subtle surface detail and contrast.
Activities: The instructor demonstrates daily,
addressing inking, plate wiping, carving and
printing techniques. He spends time with each
participant in one-on-one discussions on image
making, personal style and visual vocabulary.

Faculty:  Jean Gumpper is a Visi ѥ