Hawaiian Bamboo black

Ancient Hawaiians made sure to bring bamboo plants with them as they colonized the islands because it was so useful. It can be used as a water... more

by Stephen Jorgensen

Title

Hawaiian Bamboo black

Artist

Stephen Jorgensen

Medium

Digital Art - Original Kithigraphic Print On Paper

Description

Ancient Hawaiians made sure to bring bamboo plants with them as they colonized the islands because it was so useful. It can be used as a water carrier and to build the decks and structures on the sailing canoes so it was invaluable on ocean voyages. It is also useful for building, posts, bridges, rafts, gutters, floats, hives, canes, flutes, masts, furniture, utensils, cups, sharp knives, agricultural tools, ladders, ornaments, toys and fishing poles. Split bamboo can be made into mats, hats, screens, baskets, fans, umbrellas, brushes, paper, ropes, roofing tiles, wall mats, or as a part of the sleds of old Hawai`i, called holua. Also used the tapa cloth-making process as beaters and dyeing stamps. The shoots can also be eaten.

The artist has done this series of prints as if he was the assigned artist aboard Captain Cook's ship the Endeavour as he discovered many islands, including Hawaii in the 1700's. A ship's artist would prepare his sketches and paintings to be published when the expedition got back to Europe so the public could see the wonderful sights of the South Seas. Usually these works of art were published as lithographs, in much the same way as Mr. Jorgensen does here. The scenes have no modern buildings in them, the plants and flowers and animals are presented in a "Scientific" drawing form. Just like the ship's artist would do.
This is a hand pulled lithographic print made off of an artist created polyester printing plate. This print was made using a stipple technique on the plate to create a form of shading even though the lithographic printing method only prints one solid color for each mark. The artist also created a slight haze around each dot by inking with a very oily ink so some of the color seeped into the open spaces around the dots. This is part of the creative hand printing process that a machine can't perform. It makes for a more subtle and artistic look.

The original was a hand pulled lithographic print made off of an artist created polyester printing plate. This print was made using a stipple technique on the plate to create a form of shading even though the lithographic printing method only prints one solid color for each mark. The artist also created a slight haze around each dot by inking with a very oily ink so some of the color seeped into the open spaces around the dots. This is part of the creative hand printing process that a machine can't perform. It makes for a more subtle and artistic look. It was made to be a 6X8" print, and by adding a 1 inch wide matting, it was made to fit an 8X10 inch standard frame.

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January 6th, 2016