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Paul Kidder Handmade Graphics |
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The
card designs on this site are influenced most by the styles of relief
printmaking that were at the height of their American popularity
during the early decades of the twentieth century. Much of the enthusiasm
for prints was associated with the "Arts and Crafts Movement."
The printmaking style of this period has a complicated history.
It was primarily inspired by the centuries-old tradition of Japanese
woodblock printing, partly as emulated by French artists in the
style they called "Japonisme." At the same time, and ironically,
the Japanese prints that the French and the Americans were looking
at were largely done in what the Japanese artists called the "Western
style," a style so called because it incorporated certain Western
ways of composing scenes and rendering perspective. Truly an intermingling
of traditions! The sites below offer more background on these traditions
and in some cases offer introductions to artists who are carrying
them forward.
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Arts and Crafts Society. Information on the Arts and Crafts Movement,
covering a wide range of media.
Hanga Gallery. A site devoted to Japanese prints of the twentieth century. Artelino - Japanese Prints. An auction house specializing in traditional and contemporary Japanese prints. The site includes forums and articles on artists, styles, and techniques. The Ren Brown Collection. A gallery featuring, among other things, a variety of artists in the hanga tradition. David Bull's Woodblock Printmaking Page. A massive store of information on Japanese printmaking by an artist continuing that tradition with inspiring dedication. |
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