Albrecht Durer

Albrecht Durer, printmaking, and pattern

Who is Albrecht Durer?
German artist
Lived from 1471-1528
Painter, printmaker, and mathematician

Why is Albrecht Durer important?
Albrecht Durer was one of the first artists to use printing instead of painting.

What is printmaking?
The artistic design and manufacture of prints
Prints are copies of an original piece of work.
Examples: stamps, woodcuts, Xerox copies, etc.

Relief Prints:
Woodcuts
Linoleum cuts
Wood engravings

In relief printing, areas
NOT to be printed
are carved away from the
surface of the plate
(block), so that the
areas to be printed are
left higher.

Katsushika Hokusai
Japan (1760-1849)

16th C. Europe: Printing Processes

Albrecht Durer

Albrecht Durer
wood engraving

Paul Landacre

M.C. Escher

Mark Rowden

Bob Sercl

Norio Takamiya

Robert Cottingham

Karen Kunc

Uros Djurovic

Ruth Wetzel
(detail)

Marisha Simons

Exploration and Art
During the 1500’s (when Durer lived) Europeans were exploring Africa.
People were eager to know what Africa looked like, but there were no cameras.
How do you think people returning from Africa shared information about what it looked like with their friends?

Pattern & Texture Game

Pattern Assignment
Look at the worksheet.
Create a new type of pattern and/or texture for each box.

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Albrecht Durer

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