When I joined at post-graduate study in print making some other ideas stirred my conception. I noticed what is happening now in contemporary art scene, both in my country and in outside. Those values which we praised so highly, and considered them as unchangeable is now ignored so easily. Such one thing is the ‘Identity’ of the artist. The image of the artist, or the ego has been rejected so easily by the dada, pop or conceptual artists. Instead of making a style as an identity they used ready-mades or found images objects so often. I feel wondered when I found similar approaches in Traditional or the popular Indian art (such as in popular prints of various religious icons).
Because I had no conventional practice of printmaking before joining my post-graduate study, at first it seemed much hazardous process to me. At first I started with Lithograph, but very soon frustrated by the complexity of methods, and took etching. In etching or the intaglio method I got some confidence and managed to proceed my work. Later I gain started in Lithography and I enjoyed it very much.
After finishing my course It became quite difficult for me to continue print-making because it demands an well equipped studio and apparatus which I could not arranged. But with the help of computer I started to work digital prints. I took scanned images of my drawings or paintings and modified it with image editing software like Photoshop etc. Here are some of those also.
Though I can not continue my practice in conventional print-making media but the experiences of my print-making study heavily influenced my practice and my understanding of Art.
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