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Nil Santana You’re right. I had seeing that one as well. Both are very intere…More »
Julie Neill reminds me of this white stripes video: http://www.youtube.com/wa…More »
Brandy Rains I think all three artists had incredible stories to tell, but I e…More »
Brittany Reynolds I enjoyed reading “Storytelling in Gropper’s Late Etchings”. I th…More »
Sam Russell I enjoyed the Fritz Eichenberg’s article. I decided to view the w…More »
Sarahcuda After reading this journal about Printmaking and Storytelling my …More »
Chelsey Tatum Absolutely not. I think there is a lot to be said about the p…More »
Sarahcuda I don’t think that printmaking is dead. I do believe that less …More »
Brandy Rains I agree with everyone else so far. And also, I seem to be unorigi…More »
Nil Santana I am really enjoying the comments so far. Eventually, we all agre…More »
Shawn Ogden Is printmaking dead? Is art dead? How can we know for sure, and w…More »
Leanne Kawahigashi After reading the article, I don’t think that printmaking is dead…More »
Shennae Steele Don’t think printmaking is dead because they are different toys a…More »
Brittany Reynolds I think that printmaking is not dead. There may be different ways…More »
Stephanie Cochran I do not think that printmaking is dead. It may have evolved int…More »
Sam Russell Firstly, Mr. Ken Johnson receives the “Fat Bag of Fail Award”…More »
Please download and read the Journal below, then choose one of the three essays for comments.
1. Storytelling in Gropper’s Late Etchings
2. Olivier Deprez’s Storytelling in Le Chateau de Kafka
3. Fritz Eichenberg’s Saint Francis: Showing Humanity’s Duality
This post will be open until April 9th.
Sarah Eaton
10:18 pm, 04.02.12
After reading this journal about Printmaking and Storytelling my eyes were opened to a new realm of printmaking and ideas. I’ve never really put much thought into the duality of storytelling through printmaking but after this article it makes sense. To be able to look at an image that was made through woodcutting or etchings and to be able to create a story through those images seems almost rudimentary. I find myself asking why I had never put two and two together prior to this. These artists took something basic and used those techniques to go to the next level, to create a depth to their art and give it meaning. It’s ingenious how they used their love for art to be do three different things: Express themselves through their art, provide complex opinions on social happenings, and allow others to create stories as well. Especially in the topic of Eichenberg’s Saint Francis, it was beautiful the way he combined woodcutting with his knowledge from previous works to express not only a strong image but an even stronger philosophy depicted through the image. He truly adapted this form of art and made it work for him in the best way possible.
Sam Russell
4:32 pm, 04.07.12
I enjoyed the Fritz Eichenberg’s article. I decided to view the woodcuts first and thankfully so. As the article mentioned his exposure to eastern philosophies and having an “open minded household”seems to hint to his vested interest in St. Francis, especially given his religious life.
I am awed by the the history during Eichenberg’s life and his response to it. The imagery is so immersive it’s hard not to stare. All three woodcuts presented are amazing. The whimsical diving gear, the anthropomorphized animals in uniform, the eagle in replacement of the dove, the stigmata with flowers, it’s something to aspire to.
Brittany Reynolds
10:33 am, 04.09.12
I enjoyed reading “Storytelling in Gropper’s Late Etchings”. I thought it was interesting how he used his prints to tell stories of political satire. From his series of “Twelve Etchings”, one of his works “Fantasy” was really interesting. It reminds me of Surrealism and a dream like state of presenting his fantasy idea. Even though it represents “stupidity and irrationality” it could have some form of symbolism in this piece. I thought his pieces talked about in this article were good, but this piece caught my eye the most. Also, it is interesting how all his prints looked more like sketching than prints, but I like the style of them.
Brandy Rains
10:34 am, 04.23.12
I think all three artists had incredible stories to tell, but I especially liked Eichenberg’s. I think I’m not the only one who had a strange fascination with the time between the two World Wars. Eichenberg claimed to have become a pacifist after seeing all the destruction caused by World War I. I think that is really evident in his work. The prints depicted in the journal were focused on divine elements, and were almost mocking the destructive culture surrounding them.
What I liked most about Eichenberg was that he portrayed the destruction without blatantly showing it, if that makes sense. He didn’t show the morbidity of World War I or the Great Depression literally, but instead commented on it ironically through showing animals and other creatures mixed with divine saints. I think when artists want to show morbidity or political commentary they are too quick to jump to the negative instead of the positive, and I like Eichenberg’s thinking and the way he portrayed his message.