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Description The history of screen printing dates back to the Egyptians and Greeks as early as 2500 BC. But, silk screening also called serigraphy, which comes from the Latin word "Seri" (silk) and the Greek "graphein" (to write or draw) became most widely recognized in 1907 when, Samuel Simon of Manchester, England was awarded a patent for the process of using silk as a printing screen. Silkcreen artists are not painters, nor are they printmakers. The art they produce falls somewhere in between. They create stencils, and use a silk, nylon, or other mesh screen to transfer the paint onto canvases, paper, clothing, and other fabrics. The results are blocks or shapes of color with defined edges. Each color is printed separately, with different stencils and different screens, so one design can take days to complete. Andy Warhol is one of the world's most well-known silkscreen artists--his technique was often to mass produce the same image (or stencil) but with different colors each time. Silkscreen artists create meaningful art which reflects society back to its citizens. Silkscreen artists can comment on politics, nature, people, and cultures in their pieces. Sometimes the work is subtle, like a simple landscape, while others make more brash and daring statements which are usually left in galleries or museums, instead of taken home to sit above the living room couch. SIlkscreen artists often work for themselves, and then try to sell the pieces later, but they also work on commission. This means someone might like their style, and ask for something special, to be custom-made. This could be a one-time contract, like making a set of curtains, but could also be a year's contract with a clothing design firm. Because artists display their work, they must be prepared to undergo public criticism, and the bigger and more well-known they get, the more likely it is they will be reviewed and scrutinized. Public showings of their work are important ways to get their art out to the public, so the stress and pain the events can cause are often worth it if the artist's career is advanced by sales and positive feedback. |
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Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014-15 Edition, http://www.bls.gov/ooh/ Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Employment Statistics, 2002, http://www.bls.gov/oes/2002/oes_nat.htm |
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