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Many of us respond powerfully to the landscape, especially when as beautiful as at West Dean; its varied moods, spaces and associations inspire us. However, the extraordinary variety of natures weather and lights change as we look. Monotype offers a means to record rapidly, then elaborate and interpret our responses. There is a rich tradition of artist printmakers who have articulated this love of a specific place through their graphic works. Looking carefully at the prints of John Sell Cotman, Edgar Degas, Pablo Picasso, Eileen Agar, Prunella Clough and Howard Hodgkin, we will learn from their formal printmaking techniques and the more emotional range of intentions.
By exploring the contrasting processes available in monotype, we will benefit from their complementary approaches. Monotype can be a particularly intuitive medium painterly and immediate, producing a unique image. However, there are always traces left on the plate that enable the artist to rework the image rapidly and produce variants which can evolve to offer a shifting expression of visual concerns. You will be exploring a wide range of procedures, from direct observation (taking your plates outside) to combining two plates in offset printing to achieve multicoloured overprint. The spontaneous response which monoprinting demands is normally extremely direct, but if we introduce strategies with stencils and collage, the complexity of the image increases. The reworking of prints through collage with transparent layers and watercolour will turn monotype into an even more exciting experimental medium.
The structure of the course will follow a programme of the group being introduced to a specific technique in the morning session and then, as your tutor gets to know your specific needs, the afternoons will be a less structured exploration of your own directions. The final review session is important in terms of tutorial overview, with a detailed analysis of the weeks work and suggestions as to how you could progress after the course.
Included in the fee for this course are:
Available from shop: A good variety of art materials, including sketchbooks, pencils: HB, 2B, 4B, 6B, various papers for printing on, tracing paper, carbon paper, tissue paper, brushes (for water-based inks) and PVA glue
Please wear appropriate clothing/aprons for the workshop or studio. This includes stout covered footwear, i.e. no open-toes or sandals.
Arrival day
Residential students can arrive from 4pm, non-residential students to arrive by 7.15pm for registration. Students arriving earlier are welcome to purchase dinner in the College Dining Room from 6pm.
Students meet their tutor in the Bar at 7.30pm prompt to go to studios.
First Teaching session: 7.30pm - 9pm (attendance is essential)
Daily timetable
Course teaching: 9.15am - 5pm
Morning session: 9.15am - 12.45pm including coffee/tea break
Lunch break: 12.45pm - 2pm*
Afternoon session: 2pm - 5pm including coffee/tea break
Teaching finishes: 5pm
Evening working: students may have access to workshops until 9pm, but only with permission from the tutor and provided any health and safety guidelines are observed.
Departure day
Course teaching: 9.15am - 3pm
Teaching finishes: 3pm
Residential students will need to check out of rooms by 10am. Please note, the tutor may make slight variations to the daily timetable as required.
*Lunch can be purchased on campus, view options
Mark Cazalet is a contemporary British artist based in London. He has had an eclectic training which has influenced his broad range of media and working processes. He is particularly interested in colour and markmaking which he has explored in glass, textile, printed books, murals and traditional materials.
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