Assignment One

1. Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press, a revolutionary new machine that could create mass copies of production material, jump starting both information and art. News, teachings and other information could be shared with all at little cost.

2. These ideas continue to be a part of contemporary art making because the process creates a very unique image, able to be manipulated in many ways to create a singularly individual creation, while at the same time providing a cheap and easy way for an artist to share their work.

3. Photocopier art relates because it is a digitized version of the same process. You are creating copies in ink from a source and through the process imperfections will appear. It is different in that it is no longer a hands on activity - your input variables are limited to the alignment of the image copied and level of ink within the printer.

4.

Stefania Ferri "Modern Blue Poppy"

Michel Keck - "Untitled"

Bill Oneil - "Cinema Fantastique"

5.

cognoscente

 - A person with special knowledge of a subject; a connoisseur.


par·si·mo·ny

–noun extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess; niggardliness


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