Monoprints and Monotypes
A new site, Monoprint-Monotype.com, is
dedicated to this unique mark making and the artists that create them. It
features interviews, features and how to videos. There is also a on-line magazine published in co-ordination, featuring artists at; Monoprint-Monotype magazine
I will be posting information on different artists and guest writers here in the near future so subscribe if you haven't so you know what's new.
And if you are an artists creating monoprints, monotypes or strappos or have a video of your process, we want to hear from you. You can contact me at donald@monoprint-monotype.com
The easiest way to understand the difference between a Monoprint and a Monotype is to understand the underlying block or matrix.
Monoprint
When beginning a Monoprint, permanent marks are produced on the surface. This creates a common feature on successive works. But there would be an endless variation of images according to the application of medium, (paint, ink, chalk), and whether additional collage elements are added.
Monotype
A Monotype on the other hand is created on a smooth surface. Similar to monoprinting, a
variety of mediums and elements can be incorporated on the surface. But there are no
permanent features that transfer to successive works. Once the image is transferred,
except for the occasional ghost print from excess medium, the surface is freed from the
created work of art and the chosen surface now holds the art work.
Strappo
Strappo is a dry image transfer technique that has
been recognized as a specific printmaking monotype procedure by the New
York Metropolitan Museum of Art and a sample Strappo is in the print library
collection. A Strappo is a combination of painting and printing. They are a
monotype from a reverse painting resulting in a dry acrylic transfer developed
on a smooth surface such as glass, metal or plastic.
