Prints Now: Directions and Definitions

by Rosie Miles, Gill Saunders

Now encompassing everything from billboards and buttons to clothes, cakes, and shopping bags, printmaking and collecting are among the fastest-growing areas of fine art. The first general survey of contemporary prints to be published in ten years, Prints Now demonstrates the transformation printmaking has undergone over the last two decades. Case studies of artists, new media, and techniques include three-dimensional works like Grayson Perry's ceramics, ephemeral work like Lee Wagstaff's Shroud, and appropriated objects like Renee Green's Commemorative Toile. Illustrated with one hundred wide-ranging examples, the book is not only an invaluable resource, but also a revelation about the potential of this infinitely flexible, infinitely accessible art form.

Genres: Art

144 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2006

About the author

Romantic suspense author Rosie Miles was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and was dragged screaming and kicking to Queensland, Australia, many years ago, where she still resides. She is a Romance Writers of Australia’s Ruby Award-Winner for Romantic Book of the Year. She is active in the writing community, working within two critique groups, and has been a member of RWA Australia for over twenty years. In addition, she volunteers at her local library for Writing Fridays, overseeing different writers as they focus on building writing skills.

Reviews

[Judith]

This is the first contemporary survey of printmaking in over a decade. It's exciting to see the directions these centuries old techniques are taking in the darkened basements of our Fine Art World. Plus, Virgil Marti is highlighted! Fuck yeah!

[Jessica]

this is a great book concerning contemporary printmakers. Includes various uses of the medium from installation to advertising. Really great visuals.