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UNIT 1
I was interested in lithography because it was something that I wasn’t able to try back in BA. Like any other printmaking processes, this one was very laborious.
Lithography is done through drawing on top of a limestone slab, a sedimentary rock that formed hunder million years ago. It was used in history for building and architecture. Limestones are now scarce, and I am interested how the lithography process uses a slab that has been a part of human history for many centuries.
To use a limestone slab we first have to grind down the surface in a circular motion so that the surface is even. These limestones have been in UAL Camberwell ever since the 1970s, and it hasn’t thinned out.
After that, we would draw on top of the slab with a pencil with fat.
Something important in the lithography process is how time plays an important role. Building a relationship the medium is important for drawing to develop. For the best outcome of the print, we would have to wait the next week before printing, so that the fat sits and settles in the slab.
The relationship between the medium and the media also changes due to external factors, such as the weather and humidity. It will show in the opaqueness and the clearness of the print.
In a sense, these stones hold memory.
I feel like this method of art really aligns with my research. But as I started drawing and going through the process, I realize that instead of expressing my memories, I chased in representing realism of my memories instead. I feel like it clashes with my main purpose, and decided to drop using this art method for my research.