Deck 8: Prints

Question 1

In printmaking, where multiple images are made from the same original design, each individual print is called

A) a burin.
B) a burr.
C) an impression.
D) an edition.
E) an etching.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

A rubber stamp creates what type of print?

A) lithograph
B) silkscreen
C) relief
D) intaglio
E) None of these answers is correct.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Although wood engraving sounds like an intaglio process it is actually a ________ process.

A) planography
B) relief
C) monotypes
D) serigraphy
E) photographic

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following printing techniques is especially capable of producing subtle shades of gray?

A) mezzotint
B) engraving
C) linocut
D) drypoint
E) All these answers are correct.

Question 5

A good example of the use of aquatint in creating areas of unmodulated, translucent color is the print

A) Standard Station by Ed Ruscha.
B) Hasta La Muerte by Francisco de Goya.
C) Untitled (Sequoia and Moon) by Vija Celmins.
D) Woman Bathing by Mary Cassatt.
E) Preface to the Diamond Sutra

Question 6

Except in the case of ________, identical multiple impressions are printed to create editions in printmaking.

A) screenprints
B) intaglio prints
C) monotypes
D) relief prints
E) planographic prints

Question 7

The printing technique invented by a German playwright in search of an inexpensive means of publishing his plays is

A) wood engraving.
B) serigraphy.
C) stone relief.
D) aquatint.
E) lithography.

Question 8

Printing impressions on top of one another from separate blocks in order to achieve full-color woodcut prints requires careful alignment of the paper, known as

A) registration.
B) intaglio.
C) monoprinting.
D) serigraphy.
E) multiples.

Question 9

If a print is numbered 4/100, what information can be deciphered?

A) There are 99 other prints in the edition.
B) It is one of 4 in a series of similar pictures.
C) It was enlarged by 4% from the original size.
D) Four colors, including black, were used in the printing process.
E) There are 96 other prints in the edition.

Question 10

Serigraphy means, literally,

A) "screenprinting."
B) "silk writing."
C) "stencil work."
D) "squeegee."
E) "sketching."

Question 11

In printmaking, a plate or block will be cancelled so that

A) a new image may be printed from it.
B) no more prints can be made from it.
C) the artist may rework his or her ideas anew.
D) the printmaker can properly register the prints.
E) ink can be applied to it for printing.

Question 12

What are the two main differences between prints and most other forms of art?

A) Prints are always machine-made and relatively inexpensive.
B) Prints are copies of works of art and don't involve artists in the production process.
C) Prints have very little resale value and are a poor investment for collectors.
D) Prints are made using an indirect process and this process results in multiples of the same image.
E) None of these answers is correct.

Question 13

The earliest known printed book contains the earliest surviving woodcut image. The book was made in the 9th century C.E. in

A) Germany.
B) Spain.
C) China.
D) Egypt.
E) None of these answers is correct.

Question 14

The idea that a print is made from a matrix has been altered by the use of ________ to make prints.

A) silkscreen
B) lithographic stone
C) monotypes
D) the planographic process
E) an artist-quality printer

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT one of the techniques of intaglio printing?

A) mezzotint
B) etching
C) linocut
D) engraving
E) aquatint

Question 16

Lithography is a __________ process, which means that the printing surface is flat, not raised.

A) etching
B) intaglio
C) serigraphy
D) relief
E) planographic

Question 17

Which is NOT one of the four basic printmaking processes?

A) screenprinting
B) relief
C) gouache
D) lithography
E) intaglio

Question 18

The earliest-known woodcut was made in

A) Germany.
B) India.
C) Italy.
D) Japan.
E) China.

Question 19

Singing Their Songs was created by

A) Louise Bourgeois.
B) Francisco de Goya.
C) Vija Celmins.
D) Elizabeth Catlett.
E) Enrique Chagoya.

Question 20

One of the main differences between the intaglio and the relief printing processes is that with intaglio the ink ________ the surface of the printing plate.

A) lies above
B) lies below
C) lies even with
D) is forced through
E) None of these answers is correct.

Question 21

Discuss the use of multiple print processes, computers, and photography in contemporary prints, referring to the innovations of Carl Fudge and Victor Burgin.

Question 22

Choose three different printing techniques and describe their differences. For each, use prints in this chapter as examples in your discussion.

Question 23

Discuss the process used in Life is a Dream, Then You Wake Up, and how the artist used this technique in to convey the narrative in his imagery.

Question 24

Discuss the reasons why an artist might want to make a monotype instead of simply painting on canvas or paper.

Question 25

How can understanding printmaking techniques, both commercial and artistic, help you assess the value of a printed work?

Question 26

Consider Ruscha's Standard Station, included in this chapter of the text. Identify the printing technique used in this work. Discuss the subject matter of this print, and briefly describe the materials and process used to create such a work. How is the attitude of the artist towards his subject reinforced by the choice of medium?

Question 27

Discuss the entire process of producing a print using any one of the major printmaking methods. Make reference to a specific work or works to help explain and illustrate your statements.