From Futura to future: Letterpress as an artistic medium
Gunnar, Camilla (2020)
Gunnar, Camilla
2020
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Due to the rise of technology, letterpress usage for commercial
purposes has declined, which has provided new opportunities for
artists and other cultural practitioners as a new instrument with
which to make artworks.
Some artists are attracted by the letterpress: its slow process using
historical methods and the time to reflect during the printing process
is unique.
These artists are passionate about keeping these practices alive,
without much help from modern technology. The letterpress has
evolved from pure text printing to the creation of works of art.
How has the fascination of letterpress evolved from the form of
printing text to an art form, how are artists and graphic designers
nowadays using this artform for their art and expression?
The main sources of information in this thesis has been interviews
with Lina Nordenström, Thomas Gravemaker, Katherine Anteney,
Olof Sandahl and Antony Harrington, as well as following the online
event United in Isolation with letterpress workers from around the
world.
purposes has declined, which has provided new opportunities for
artists and other cultural practitioners as a new instrument with
which to make artworks.
Some artists are attracted by the letterpress: its slow process using
historical methods and the time to reflect during the printing process
is unique.
These artists are passionate about keeping these practices alive,
without much help from modern technology. The letterpress has
evolved from pure text printing to the creation of works of art.
How has the fascination of letterpress evolved from the form of
printing text to an art form, how are artists and graphic designers
nowadays using this artform for their art and expression?
The main sources of information in this thesis has been interviews
with Lina Nordenström, Thomas Gravemaker, Katherine Anteney,
Olof Sandahl and Antony Harrington, as well as following the online
event United in Isolation with letterpress workers from around the
world.