This book gives a clear and complete picture of every aspect of press operation and silk screen technique mdash; from individually operated manual presses to modern automatic presses capable of turning out 2;000ndash;3;000 impressions an hour mdash; and indicates its great versatility and range of applications. Extremely thorough in its coverage of the subject; this volume includes practically everything of importance known about the silk screen process.After a brief historical account; which shows how screen process has become one of the most important of the graphic arts; the author provides detailed information on basic tools and equipment; stencil making and photo stencil methods; multicolor work; facts about paints; lacquers; and other compounds; and tips on matching colors and mixing the right colors for specific jobs.There are chapters on printing of decalcomanias; characteristics of different surfaces; textile and wallpaper printing; appliqueacute; materials; printing on cylindrical and unusual surfaces; silk screen as a fine art (serigraphy); die cutting and finishing; automation in the industry; and other topics. Completely serviceable to the commercial operator; the book also contains discussions of estimating procedures; relative costs and selling prices; and plant layout and shop management.The various steps in the process are all illustrated by numerous photographs and drawings. Other illustrations show modern plants and machines; presses and other equipment; and examples of printing on containers; glassware; fabrics; etc. In addition to a brief bibliography of books and publications on the subject; there is a list of major manufacturers and dealers in screen process materials for convenient reference.A fully practical manual; and for anyone working in the graphic arts; this book was written by an expert with over 25 years experience in the field. As a man who has worked in every phase of silk screen work (from printing; paint mixing; layout; and lettering to managing; consulting; and teaching) and as the author of a number of other books on screen process; Mr. Biegeleisen is notably qualified to discuss all techniques; problems; and situations; in this book; he has produced the best and most authoritative guide to a rapidly growing field.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Portrait of a Sacred Monster . . . or Doctor Who?By Martin DaviesA cracking memoir - funny; informative; elegiac and thought-provoking. Barry Flanagan cast leaping leporines; spent his final years on Ibiza and was born in Prestatyn (where I attended a wonderfully 1930s prep school); but these bare factoids are also connected with the fundamental laws of the Universe. He was actually a magician with words and ideas; and his playful probing into public minds and private lives was worthy of Gandalf himself. Ibizaholics will delight in McNeffs expert skewering of island life and mores; while the artists hilarious two-step with museum directors and local hacks is sheer joy. The journey into Flanagans Jarryesque modus operandi is art writing at its best; the self-deprecating prose turning every page into a delight. Lilliput Press have risen magnificently to the occasion with pruned-back design; a sensible typeface; nice; creamy paper plus a sprinkling of helpful illustrations. This collectors item is like a glittering vernissage you cant possibly afford to miss.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Fascinating Account of Renowned Sculptors LifeBy Richard McNeffFascinating Account of Renowned Sculptors LifeBy Louise WardFormat:HardcoverThis beautifully produced book which contains many drawings and photographs is an account of the friendship and working relationship between the author and Barry Flanagan; the Welsh sculptor and artist who is best known for his bronze hare statues. A student of St.Martins School of Art in the sixties and subsequently a teacher there; he represented Britain at the Venice Biennale in 1982. He was made a CBE in 1996.From the mid-1990s Flanagan lived and worked in Dublin and Ibiza and had become an Irish citizen. In 2008; the Hugh Lane gallery organised an outdoor exhibition of ten of Flanagans sculptures along Dublins main thoroughfares. This co-incided with a major exhibition in the Irish Museum of Modern Art. Barry Flanagan died of Motor Neurone disease in 2009. His work can be seen worldwide and a retrospective show was held at the Tate Britain at the end of 2011. This year fifteen of his works were displayed at Chatsworth House; Derbyshire in a Sothebys sale.The end sheet presents twelve shots of Flanagan which immediately reveal his playful character as he tips his hat or hides behind a sculpture. The cover is telling- a well-dressed Flanagan sits on the floor wearing a three-piece suit but with bohemian open-toed slippers on his feet.The book covers the time when the author first met Flanagan in 1987 to his death in 2009; with particular focus on an exhibition put on in 1992 at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Ibiza where they both lived.Born in 1941; his three elder siblings had been evacuated the year before to America; arranged by his fathers employer Warner Brothers. This meant that he was an only child until he was five; when they suddenly returned. According to his mother "he never got over it" .An artist of international repute; the author first saw Flanagan at a wedding but did not meet properly until at a literary reading in San Juan. Meeting afterwards in the authors home; he realised he was in awe of him and silenced; a unusual state for a man who described himself as garrulous in nature. Flanagans strong and sometimes difficult character comes through in stories such as on losing his license and needing a driver how he had the car modified so the horn was on the passenger side and had no compunction about using it and did so frequently;...narrowly avoiding a fight...on one occasion. It was his way of staying in charge.Flanagan saw the "tortured artist" as a clicheacute; and deliberately took the romance out of his calling by describing himself as a tradesman and his practice as a trade. His eccentric way of dealing with people led to one appointment with a photographer being sent instructions by a phone call (before mobiles) to "Kindly get on with it...The birds; what else?" ; which referred to a sketch of three birds on the wall; which were duly photographed; then made into an etching and an edition of eighty prints.This book is chock full of Flanagan anecdotes and as a reader I felt like I was being let in on a secret of these bohemian artists who had lived in Ibiza and their hippy and boozy lives. It is a fascinating account and whether you are familiar with Flanagans artistic work or not; this is an extremely interesting biography which is a great read that will leave you more knowledgeable about the artist as well as entertained by the stories.Comment |