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Message 1
From: "Love Me"
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 02:17:15 +1000
Subject: [Baren 26185] Suzhou prints
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Louise writes:
"Yang Rui's prints are lovely - it would be interesting to know more about
the technique since they're called "watercolor woodcut prints" -are they
like the traditional japanese or perhaps hand-coloured or painted??"

I have prints by several Suzhou artists and while they are similar, they are also distinctly different. They all deal with the canals, bridges, boats and towers of Suzhou. They all utilise wet printing to bring an aqueous quality to the print, and because of the bleed most artists trim the prints. This might lead online viewers to think the prints are lithographs or cheaper reproductions. They are in fact woodblock prints, and exquisitely made. There is some handpainting, but the linework is woodblock printing.

Some artists are better than others, but they are all accomplished printmakers. Yang Rui seems to be presenting a range of the common styles and themes.
It is possible to buy prints from leading artists for a fraction of the gallery prices. Suzhou print prices on Ebay have moved from $25 to $44 in the last 6 months.
http://search.stores.ebay.com/search/search.dll?query=woodblock&srchdesc=y&sid=59511017&store=Uniqarts+Chinese+Folk+Art+Gallery&colorid=-1&fp=0&st=1&submit=Search
Tom

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Message 2
From: Ray Hudson
Date: Sat, 09 Oct 2004 13:10:59 -0400
Subject: [Baren 26186] Chinese water printing
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For those interested and who have access to a library with old issues of
magazines, in Art International, Sept-November 1984, there is an article
by Michael Sullivan called "The Chinese Art of 'Water Printing', Shui
Yin." It gives an overview of this ancient technique which is finding
new practioners.
Ray Hudson

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Message 3
From: "Bea Gold"
Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 17:36:06 -0700
Subject: [Baren 26187] Re: Chinese water printing
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Sounds great Ray. I'd love to see it. Maybe it's somewhere on line. Do you
think? Bea Gold

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Message 4
From: David Bull
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 10:24:33 +0900
Subject: [Baren 26188] Woodblock prints designed by Mary Pratt ... printed by Masato Arikushi
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Here's a note I received this morning from Saskatoon, Canada. Don't
miss this one - you won't believe what you are seeing!

Dave

> Have you heard about this series of prints? Original images are
> by Canadian painter Mary Pratt. Prints by Masato Arikushi.
> From the website blurb about the show ...
>
> "...The paintings and prints in the exhibition reflect a ten-year
> period between 1993 through 2003. During this time, Mary Pratt
> collaborated with Japanese master print maker, Masato Arikushi from
> Vancouver.[British Columbia, Canada] The result of this partnership is
> the series, Transformations. It is a rare opportunity to see the
> actual woodblocks as the print maker usually destroys them. Included
> in the exhibition are eleven process prints and a tracing that
> illustrate the time consuming and precise print making process..."
>
> There are 39 blocks on display in the travelling exhibition for one of
> the prints also on display. There were about 304 impressions for the
> one print, several blocks having more than one colour on them.
>
> I know they were selling here for about $3,000(US$) a year ago. Here
> is a page with four in our city gallery's collection
>
> http://www.mackenzieartgallery.sk.ca/collection/view.cgi?
> cmd=artwork&artwork_id=2382
>
> warm regards,
> David Thompson, Regina, Sask. Canada.

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Message 5
From: Myron Turner
Date: Sat, 09 Oct 2004 20:56:12 -0500
Subject: [Baren 26189] Re: Woodblock prints designed by Mary Pratt ... printed by Masato Arikushi
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Correected link to Mary Pratt:

http://www.mackenzieartgallery.sk.ca/collection/view.cgi?cmd=artwork&artwork_id=2382

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Message 6
From: FurryPressII # aol.com
Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 23:39:14 EDT
Subject: [Baren 26190] Re: Woodblock prints designed by Mary Pratt ... printed by ...
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WOW

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Message 7
From: "cjpiers"
Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 22:04:07 -0700
Subject: [Baren 26191] Re: Woodblock prints designed by Mary Pratt ... printedby Masato Arikushi
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Those are amazing prints!
Thank you David for sharing.

Now that I'm thinking about it I just want to say thanks to everyone who shares links to beautiful and/or interesting printmaking links.

Stuff you might never run across on your own.
It's fabulous what is out there.


Thanks again,

Connie
in Spokane, WA

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