Graham McDougal
Untitled I (Black)
Regular price$675.00
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Letterpress print
Edition of 50
15" x 11" / 38.1cm x 27.9cm
Four relief prints drawn from the facades of British Hi-Tech architecture of the 1980s; the same gridded structure across all four, differentiated by colour and by the subtle variation in halftone dots and lines within each composition. Developed digitally, translated to photo-polymer letterpress plates, and printed by hand on a vintage press, the result is an opaque, velvety ink surface pressed against thick textured paper, with the platemark embossed into the sheet as evidence of the process.
About The Artist
Graham McDougal (b. Edinburgh, Scotland) studied at Cumbria College of Art and Design and at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee, Scotland, before earning a Master of Fine Arts from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. His work and exhibitions begin with the printed page, which he approaches as a site, and source for research and studio production. This involves photographing and scanning pieces of print ephemera, rare books, essays on art, typography and architectural design. These are typically found in used book stores or located in library collections. The publications that inform his work often describe how radical changes in the means of production can alter the function and intention of objects.His work has been exhibited recently at Providence College Galleries, Regina Rex, New York; Firstdraft and KNULP, Sydney, Australia; and Outside Gallery, North Adams, Massachusetts, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Chicago and Fjord Gallery, Philadelphia. His prints and multiples have been included in projects at the Print Center Philadelphia, IPCNY and Printed Matter Inc, both in New York. McDougal is currently the co-director of the a collaborative print publishing project Print Club Ltd. And he has taught within the art programs at Cornell University, Oberlin College, the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University the University of California Davis.
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These relief prints are compositional studies inspired by the facades of buildings designed by British “Hi-Tech” architects of the 1980’s. The prints share an identical, gridded structure but vary in color and detail. The difference in their composition is visible within the montage of halftone dots and lines that vary in scale within each print.
The prints are developed using photo-editing software and produced as photo-polymer letterpress printing plates. Impressions from these plates are printed by hand on a vintage press. The process produces images in an opaque, velvety ink film, which contrasts with the embossed platemark and thick, textured paper.
The prints are developed using photo-editing software and produced as photo-polymer letterpress printing plates. Impressions from these plates are printed by hand on a vintage press. The process produces images in an opaque, velvety ink film, which contrasts with the embossed platemark and thick, textured paper.
Our typical framing practice is to float mount prints with 1-inch (2cm) of space around the print. This is a method of framing that keeps the art fully visible in the frame and leaves the edges of the cotton papers exposed. A spacer is added to the frame to keep the artwork from touching the plexiglass. Float mounting requires adhering the print to an acid free foam core back or mat board using acid free linen tape.
UV-filtering plexiglass is used for all frames, an option that has become the industry standard. Plexiglass is lighter, scratch-resistant & shatter-resistant (essential for shipping). It also provides more UV protection and less glare than glass.
Please note that Premium Framing options are currently only available to US clients. For clients in Australia, please email us and we can share framing recommendations based on your location. More information about Custom Framing
UV-filtering plexiglass is used for all frames, an option that has become the industry standard. Plexiglass is lighter, scratch-resistant & shatter-resistant (essential for shipping). It also provides more UV protection and less glare than glass.
Please note that Premium Framing options are currently only available to US clients. For clients in Australia, please email us and we can share framing recommendations based on your location. More information about Custom Framing
