Original print - そこそこdaily (ordinary daily life) - Li Yanzhen

"With smoke and red fish, ordinary daily life like a dream" Introduction of works: The themes of Li Yanzhen's works revolve around the subtle things in daily life and the emotions in interpersonal relationships. They are combined with the places he has traveled to depict unrealistic scenery. Daily observations and emotional memories are combined to form an image diary. The rocks and islands that appear in the work are not only deformed places that have been traveled, but also a metaphor for people. People in modern society are like isolated islands, trying to connect with others. Therefore, these islands are images of loneliness and loneliness. The long process of making etching prints is like a ritual that precipitates fine emotions and leaves deep traces on the copper plate. Q.What is printmaking? A. Printmaking is a general term that refers to works of art created using traditional printing technology. It has the characteristics of indirection and plurality. If classified according to printing principles, it can be simply divided into four types: letterpress, intaglio, lithography, and perforated plate. Major categories, each version can also be subdivided into various production techniques. In modern times, due to the development of computer technology, there is also a category of digital version. Q.What is gravure printing? A. Intaglio Intaglio refers to the technique of using techniques such as engraving, acid water etching, etc. to create depressions in the layout, then filling the depressions with ink, and using wet paper and an intaglio machine to print the image in the depressions. , the most commonly used plate materials are copper plates, so intaglio plates are generally called copper engravings. Common techniques include etching, direct engraving, mesodine or photographic plates combined with photosensitivity. In addition to copper plates, zinc plates, paper plates, physical plates or Acrylic plates are also often used as gravure plate-making materials. Work information-- Title of work: そこそこdaily Media techniques: etching copper plate/one plate of multiple colors, adhesive paper method copper plate/à la poupee, chine-collé The gravure is hand-printed on Japanese goose-skin rice paper and then mounted on printmaking paper. Painting heart size: 5.5x9cm Paper size: 15x19.5cm Year: 2017 The limited edition number is 20, and the number of copies will be shipped randomly. Origin/manufacturing method Taiwan/hand-printed