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About the Element
For Tin, a silvery-white metal, the chemical element of
atomic number 50. (Symbol: Sn), I pictured The Steadfast
Tin Soldier from the classic fairy tale by Hans Christian
Anderson.
About the Print
I also added more tins on the background. It's a
four color linocut, gray, red and blue printed using the
jigsaw method, overprinted with black. Printed with Daniel
Smith oil based inks on white Rising Stonehenge paper.
About the Printmaker
While studying graphic design and illustration, I came
across linocut relief printmaking. At first, the medium
seemed to me very plain, even dull - no tricks, no
mystery. But quite soon I was completely taken in with this
technique. I found that honest and straightforward, the
linocut doesn't have means of hiding a poor drawing, weak
composition, and lack of content, so the artist has to be
excellent in all these. Even a simple black and white
prints can be very powerful if it's well designed. Multiple
plates, reduction technique, and gradient inking make
exploring the possibilities of relief printmaking full of
excitement.
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