WILLIAM KENTRIDGE : Trace : Prints from The Museum of Modern Art

This visually compelling publication highlights The Museum of Modern Art’s unparalleled collection of prints and books by William Kentridge – nearly fifty works spanning the past three decades. The book also features a succession of artistic interventions made by Kentridge especially for the occasion. [...]

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Author: Judith B Hecker, English, Monograph, Hardcover, Jacket, 250x200mm, full colour, 112pp, ISBN: 9780870707797

Paul Stopforth is currently full time visiting faculty at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and an artist who draws on memories and fragmented visions of South Africa, where he grew up. It is his positioning within the diaspora that plays a vital role in his image-making processes.
When he stepped [...]

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Published to accompany the exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this catalogue examines the impact of Futurism and Cubism on British modernist printmaking from the beginning of World War I to the beginning of World War II. Imagery ranges from powerful artistic impressions of the first fully [...]

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Author: Clifford S. Ackley, English, Art General, Hardcover, 248x223mm, full colour, 224pp, ISBN: 978-0500238479

Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) is arguably the first truly international artist, a celebrity both during his own lifetime and since. A major artist of the northern Renaissance, he was praised by his contemporaries and described shortly after his death as ‘the prince among German painters’. Dürer’s achievements as a painter were matched by his remarkable manipulation [...]

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Unknown Author, English, Monograph, Hardcover, 190x160mm, full colour, 96pp, ISBN: 9780714126647,
Price: (ZA)R 180.00

Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–69) is considered one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European history, and was at the forefront of what became known as the Golden Age of Dutch art.  Achieving recognition from an early age, his work continued to be appreciated throughout his lifetime and beyond
Beginning with an introduction to the life [...]

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Author: Hilary Williams, English, Catalogue, Hardcover, 190x155mm, colour, 96pp, ISBN: 9780714126647,
Price: (ZA)R 180.00

This catalogoue features the gift of 100 works on paper presented by Arikha to the British Museum in 2004.  This gift now represents the single most important public collection of Arikha’s graphic work.  The book includes texts by Sauel Beckett and by Robert Hughes as well as new essays on Arikha’s drawings by Duncan Thomson [...]

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Author: Duncan Thomson and Stephen Coppel, English, Monograph, Softcover, 270x240mm, 143pp, Black and White, ISBN: 9780714126470,
Price: (ZA)R 360.00

Printmaking introduces the student to fundamental printmaking techniques including relief, intaglio, collagraph, lithography, screen print and monoprint and shows how they can be used to achieve cutting-edge results.
Since many students are now interested in combining digital media with traditional methods, this book will demonstrate how to use the computer as an image-making tool and translate [...]

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Author: Bill Flick and Beth Grabowski, English, Art General, Softcover, 292 x 220 mm, 240pp, 657 illustrations, ISBN: ISBN 978 1 85669 600 5,
Price: (ZA)R 395.00

The Complete Guide to Materials and Techniques
 
Printmaking is a traditional art practice whose creative flexibility keeps it fresh and relevant, popular with each new generation of artists. The Printmaking Bible is the definitive volume on this art form, presenting the tips and tools needed to create great artwork at any level. Including illustrated step-by-step instructions, [...]

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Author: Ann D'Arcy Hughes & Hebe Vernon-Morris, English, Art General, Hardcover, 265x235mm, 416pp, full colour, ISBN: 9780811862288, LOC: JHB,
Price: (ZA)R 550.00

In 1809 William Blake was an obscure poet and engraver with little or no reputation. When he held an exhibition of his work in a private house in Soho in the west end of London it was not a success; the only review in the press was extremely unfavourable and few of the public came. [...]

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Author: William Blake and Martin Mynroe, English, Monograph, Hardcover, 220x145mm, 128pg, full colour, ISBN: 9781854378637,
Price: (ZA)R 260.00

Paul Stopforth was at the David Krut Print Workshop (DKW) during May 2009. Below are some photographs taken in studio.

To find out more about Paul Stopforth, see http://paulstopforth.com/

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