Impression Description
The house stands yet it is broken. Parts of the roof and walls are….where? In this experimental transfer of the image from the computer to the gel plate not all of the house survived. That is both a learning moment in the execution and character at the same time. This is one of the few prints with added varnish to give it due protection and a satin smooth look and feel. Besides the smudge on the paper, the impression is good and will live more than one generation for sure.
Details:
Type of art:
Unique (1/1) original hand-pulled layered monotype print
Medium:
Acrylic paint on paper printed, pressed and hand-pulled from a gel plate, finished with varnish.
Sizes:
– Paper size A4, 21 × 29.7 cm (8.3 × 11.7 in).
– Art size 20.3 × 25.4 cm (8 × 10 in).
Paper: 100% cotton, acid-free, hot pressed, 300gsm, sourced from the EU. Hot-pressed paper is smooth to give the print a fine feel.
Authenticity: All art comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. Art is signed, titled and dated below the artwork with pencil.
Condition: The paper has grey smudges along the right-hand edge, in the margin next to the printed image. They are visible in the detail image.
Series: This print is a part of the Minimalist series, in which the focus is on the house. The elegance, architecture, and timelessness shines. It’s telling a unique story without distraction. The colours are revealing the emotion. The absence speaks, what is it you hear?
What is a monotype print?
A monotype is a type of print whereby the printmaker starts with a clean plate the paper is pressed on after the image is created, and ends with a clean plate after the paper is pulled from it. It is, therefore, impossible to create the same image twice as opposed to monoprints. With a monoprint, the plate the paper is pressed on has the image permanently created in it using different techniques. Then it is possible to reproduce identical prints in smaller limited editions (or just only one of course).
All the impressions I make are monotypes. The gel plate is clean so I will have to start anew to create the next impression. This ensures you always will have a unique print that nobody else has.
The artist & printmaker
Daniel Arendzen is the artist and printmaker who makes original works of art using traditional printmaking techniques with a modern twist in which he first recreates traditional houses digitally before transforming them into physical pieces. His primary objective is to (re)connect people with home through traditional architecture from all around the world. His current series are the Malaysian traditional houses.
