Abstract
Printmaking is a novel medium of artistic expression whose invention transcends the necessity to pragmatically disseminate information; it also cuts across the ecstasy of creative experimentation. The print is the ingenious creation of an artist, who instead of the paintbrush and canvas has chosen printmaking tools to express himself. This medium enjoys a considerable influence among the contemporary Nigerian artists who engage in its production as an aesthetic means of expression. How are these prints produced? What form does the prints take, and what techniques are employed? Relying on field investigation, this paper reveals how printmaking artists in Nigeria have explored the possibilities of the medium to create prints in a unique style and form. Keywords: Printmaking, Nigerian art, printmaking technique, woodcut, intaglio, Bruce Onobrakpeya DOI : 10.7176/ADS/71-06 Publication date :March 31 st 2019
Highlights
Printmaking enjoys a considerable influence among the contemporary Nigerian artists who engage in its production as an aesthetic means of expression
Printmaking has become popular in Nigeria as a novel medium of artistic expression
This study identifies a wide variety of techniques employed by the printmaking artists, these ranges from the conventional to the innovative ones that evolve out of several series of experimentation
Summary
Printmaking enjoys a considerable influence among the contemporary Nigerian artists who engage in its production as an aesthetic means of expression. It examines the printmaking forms; and the techniques that the artists in contemporary Nigerian art have employed to create profound and compelling works of art. Onobrakpeya shows high level of commitment to his cultural milieu as reflected by naming his art works in indigenous Nigerian languages The forms of his prints are lushly in patterning and colour, saturated with cultural referents and deeper meanings (Jegede 1982; Singletary 1999, 2005; Ikpakronyi 1999, 2012). Each technique has its own distinctive, identifiable quality imposed by the tools and materials employed Such prints, often called “fine prints” are considered original works of art, even though they can exist in multiples. Screen blocker (liquid, photosensitive block or film), ink Plaster of Paris, Metal foil, Araldite, Carpenters’s glue, and all the Relief and Intaglio materials, as well as any other materials that can be improvised
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