Stencil Graffiti, Street Art, Printmaking, and T-shirts

Printmaking Earlier in the year we discussed the various aspects of printmaking. This project will focus upon printing using hand-made stencils on paper, fabric, and t-shirts. *IMPORTANT* The point of printmaking is to reproduce an image or text as many times as possible. By doing this, more and more people are able to view the image.

Printmaking in History 888, China- The Diamond Sutra, a Buddhist scripture, was the first dated example of block printing German inventor Johannes Gutenberg Invented the printing press with moveable type. /printpress.htm 1500’s Europe-Artists began using printmaking for their art (such as engraving, block printing, and etching). Since different forms of printmaking were invented, and has spread worldwide as an art form.

9 th Century Korean Block- Print

Gutenberg’s Printing Press

Movable Type

Gutenberg’s Bible printed on his printing press.

Printmaking as Art

Sticker Art

“Sticker art (also known as sticker bombing, slap tagging, and sticker tagging) is a form of street art in which an image or message is publicly displayed using stickers. These stickers may promote a political agenda, comment on a policy or issue, or comprise an avantgarde art campaign. Sticker art is considered a subcategory of postmodern art. This form of street art allows graffiti tags to instantly be placed anywhere accessible, with a much lower risk of apprehension and less damage to the target surface than is possible with other types of street art. Many different types of stickers are used to create sticker art. Inexpensively-purchased and free stickers such as "hello my name is" name tags or USPS mailing labels are often used with hand-drawn art. Sticker artists can also easily design and print thousands of stickers at low cost using a commercial printing service or at home with a computer printer and self- adhesive labels.” - Wikipedia

Slaps found around Chicago… political

Wheat Paste Posters Wheatpaste (also known as potato paste, flour paste, rice paste, Marxist glue, or simply paste) is a liquid adhesive used since ancient times for various arts and crafts such as book binding, decoupage, collage, and papier-mâché. It is also made for the purpose of adhering paper posters to walls and other surfaces (often in graffiti). Closely resembling wallpaper paste, it is made by mixing roughly equal portions of flour and water (some argue using more water or more flour), and heating it until it thickens. The adhesive qualities of paste are due to the starch in the flour.

A common use is in the construction of chains of paper rings made from colored construction paper. It can also be used to create papier-mâché.papier-mâché In the fine arts, it is often used in preparation and presentation, due to its low acidity and reversibility.fine arts ActivistsActivists and various subculture proponents often use this adhesive to hang- up propaganda and artwork in urban areas and near traffic zones in cities. It has also commonly been used by commercial bill posters since the nineteenth century. In particular, it was widely used by nineteenth and twentieth century circus bill posters, who developed a substantial culture around paste manufacture and postering campaigns.[1] In the field of alcohol and nightclub advertising, in the 1890s, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's posters were so popular that instructions were published on how to peel down the pasted posters without damage.[2] Until the 1970s, commercial poster hangers always "cooked" their own paste, but since then many have bought pre-cooked instant pastes.[3] It is applied to the backside of paper then placed on flat surfaces, particularly concrete and metal as it doesn't adhere well to wood or plastic. Cheap rough paper, such as newsprint, works well, as it can be briefly dipped in the mixture to saturate the fibres. Due to danger of being apprehended, wheatpasters frequently work in teams or affinity groups. In the USA and Canada this process is typically called "wheatpasting" or "poster bombing," even when using commercial wallpaper paste instead of traditional wheat paste. In Britain the term for the verb "wheatpasting" is "flyposting.“subculturehang- uppropagandanineteenth[1]alcoholnightclubHenri de Toulouse-Lautrec[2][3]newsprintaffinity groups - Wikipedia

Street Installation Mark Jenkins

Street installations are a growing trend within the "street art" movement. Whereas conventional street art/graffiti is done on surfaces/walls "street installations" use 3-D objects/space to interfere with the urban environment. Like graffiti, it is non- permission based and once the object/sculpture is installed it is left there by the artist.

Mark Jenkins

Invader

Around Chicago… Solve

Street Artists’ memorials for Solve…

Stencil Graffiti history in a nutshell… French artist ‘Blek le Rat’ Began dabbling with graffiti After visiting New York in the 1970’s, and seeing the work there. He wanted to do something different with his style of graffiti, therefore being one of the pioneers in creating the stencil graffiti style. Most Stencil Graffiti artists use the medium as a way to address a social issue or to display a “witty” or “humorous” message. Or both.

Around Chicago…

The Basic Stencil,same concept applies to Stencil Graffiti.

How does this relate to T-shirts?

After we print our stencils on paper, we will use screen-printing ink (for fabric) to print onto canvas and t-shirts.

- Students will make editions (3 prints ea.) based on 2 different Stencils. - These primary images must be approved by the teacher. No gang, sexual, profane, drug, violent, or inappropriate imagery will be tolerated or accepted. time to be creative and use your thinking skills. -Your 1 st Stencil you are trying to convey a message with juxtaposition… Remember when we discussed terms such as SYMBOLISM and “illustrating social issues?” You may have a serious or also have a humorous approach. Your 2 nd stencil can be an image of your choice. -You will have to back up your choice by writing TWO-PARAGRAPHS about why you are doing what you are doing. -We will begin printing on paper, then move into printing on fabric, then T-Shirts. Your Project:

Worth 100 points TOTAL 50 points- for both completely cut stencils 50 points- for editions made of each stencil *Extra Credit* 50 points extra- printing on Clothing/Tshirt.

-Your Images are to be no smaller than 8.5 x 11 inches. We will be using Adobe Photoshop to make adjustments, then printing the images in order to create the stencils. Further instruction and demos will be provided Throughout the following weeks.