Week 3 

In this session we created imagery to prepare on to the zinc plates. Using materials that are specifically used for lithography.  dissimilar to the zinc plates you cannot draw directly onto the photo plates, in order to transfer our images on to the plates we prepared the acetate for the photo plates by drawing our own illustrations onto them. You can also print images and photographs onto the acetate to expose onto the plate.

We created 3 different layers to build the images colour, tone and more.

Note: You have to use a material that is opaque so that it will show up on the light exposure unit

Step-by-step

1. Make sure the bed of the machine is clean.
2. Place the photo plate on the bed of the machine face up, with the acetate on the plate.
3. Close the cover
4. Turn the vacuum on (wait till pressure is at 20)
5. Turn on UV light
6. Set the bell and timer to approx. 35 seconds
7. Turn off bell and rotate the bed out of the light
8. Take out plate and cover to not risk further exposure

After rinse with chemical and then prepare plate for print.

 

Preparing the plate for printing

1. After you have finished drawing on to the zinc plate apply French chalk then resin
2. Then apply gum etch onto the plate evenly, then leave to dry
3. Then rinse off the gum with white spirit, the image will disappear
4. Dry the plate and reapply the gum etch

When applying ink on to the plate make sure that it is damp using water and a sponge and then roll ink on to the plate and then dry with a hair dryer and the plate is ready to print.

A quick illustration based on the anatomy of a woman’s breasts was looking into the idea of sex being something you’re naturally born with.

• Subversion challenge imposed sense of normality
• Interview drag queen/kings
• Women pretended to men in the 18th/19th Century  to be soldiers and surgeons
• Shirts and blouses are buttoned different ways for men and women
• Mulan – look into the true story

 

Inspired by my recent trip to the Transology exhibit at Brighton museum I wanted to make a response to one of the pieces of photography.  The concept of this was based on gender dysphoria and transgender men who have not yet transitioned are disconnected to their breast (and body)

For these trials I used the free machining technique to create illustrations of the life model. I was interested in created tone and shape with different colour threads.

 

These illustrations are on the female anatomy of the clitoris, I wanted to shed a light on female pleasure and to ultimately empower women to ‘love your clit’ as often throughout history and society women are told to be modest and clean and pure, yet men are encouraged to masturbate and is heavily accepted in society.

These illustrations are the based on female genitalia and all of the different shapes and sizes they come in. I also drew pubic hair onto the vaginas to highlight that hair is also feminine. I then outlined them in pink to highlight the femininity.

(find in portfolio)

These were further exploration of the female genitalia; the lino-prints are abstract versions of vaginas. I intentionally made the shape of the vaginas bold and strong to highlight the stereotypes behind the colour blue. So again contradicting the implications behind stereotypes to emphaise the injustice of them.

I then layered the prints on pink to highlight the femininity of women.

(find in portfolio)