Pedaling Print: Back to the Future
You know that Printeresting favors “forward-looking print work that addresses current art concerns.” But let’s face the cold hard truth: At root, printmaking is about the past. And so we turn a watchful eye to a bygone era, in search of pure printmaking awesome:
The Museum of RetroTechnology explains:
This extraordinary tricycle appeared in 1895. The solid rubber wheels are fitted with printing blocks that were continuously inked to leave printing on a hard road surface. The machinery at the rear is not an engine, but includes two inking rollers and a tank for gravity-feed ink supply…the idea seems to have sunk without trace, and the world is not the poorer.
Has it all been done before? Here are the nominees for the 2009 Printeresting Back to the Drawing Board Award:
…Really, it’s an honor just to be nominated. We love you all!
Bookmark / Share / Print
you make these wheels, and i will ride on them
And don’t forget Jenny Le BLanc of Hot Iron press in New Orleans! Check out her Whirlpool piece…
http://www.hotironpress.com/jennyleblanc.htm
What a fantastic thing. I want it.
Don’t forget Betsabee Romero’s carved used Mexican bus tires, she had a nice display of prints off them at SGC.