Exploring Digital Technology in Printmaking: Innovations, Challenges, and Pedagogical Implications in Contemporary Indian Practice (80219)
Session Chair: Alessandra Micalizzi
Monday, 17 June 2024 10:00
Session: Session 1
Room: Room A (Live-Stream)
Presentation Type:Live-Stream Presentation
Printmaking is an artistic process that encompasses several techniques and procedures. Throughout history, the evolution of print technology has undergone significant transformation, leading to its adaptation by artists as a pioneering medium for creative expression, such as woodcut, lithography, etching, and many others. Significantly, digital technology has revolutionised the creation of print, liberated print art from formal limitation, and encouraged a more diversified approach. However, this revolutionary approach is mainly seen in the Industrial sector, not much in academic printmaking practice.
The study encompasses semi-structured interviews with academicians, professionals, and students from various Indian art colleges to observe the current printmaking practice. Art institutes mainly follow the laborious old process, and there is no such improvisation in the technological aspect. As a result, students lose their interest, and it becomes a minor discipline. The authors utilised computer software and electronic machines to create artwork and examine the potential use of modern technology in printmaking. This paper elaborately discusses software applications, working procedures, challenges encountered during software learning, and their benefits. It demonstrates that printmakers can use modern print tools to create high-impact, high-quality works with more artistic content. The findings can assist art educators in designing new teaching pedagogy and curricula that will help students acquire the skills and creativity to thrive in a technologically driven artistic world.
Authors:
Partha Dutta, Indian Institute of Technology, India
Ritwij Bhowmik, Indian Institute of Technology, India
About the Presenter(s)
Mr Partha Dutta is a University Doctoral Student at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur in India
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