Original unique Collograph by the Artist available unframed in buying an Oyster mount. Hand printed on watermarked Hannemuhle fine art 100% cotton etching paper on an HS-35 Polymetaal intaglio press.
Each handmade print within the edition is unique and signed and numbered by the artist
Print area 280mmx200mm
Mount size 500mmx400mm
Collography is one of the newest techniques in printmaking introduced in the 1950's. As the name suggests the printing plate is in effect a collage of different materials each with different ink absorbing qualities. The plate is then covered with ink, the excess is wiped off and finally the plate is polished clean using soft tissue leaving only the ink absorbed by the different material components of the printing plate. The plate is then placed in the press and covered with handmade acid free cotton rag paper before being passed through the rollers. The pressure between the rollers lifts the absorbed ink transferring it to the finished print.
The process is time consuming and until the first proofs are printed the artist only has their experience of the different materials used in the platemaking process to asses what tones the inks may print at - a nerve wracking moment as the plate may bear no resemblance other than texture and outline to the actual print.
The plate for Monolith is made of Mountboard, augmented with plastic and woodglue droplets.
This piece was printed in the artists studio on the Welsh Borders.
Product code: Monolith - Collograph, Richard Studer, Limited buying edition print, abstract, wall art