antoni tapies prints

I have been asked to look at the prints of Antoni Tapies, i have looked briefly at his paintings before but never his prints.

I found out he uses found objects and natural materials, but even more interesting his work has social themes, he was influenced by politics of the post - war state of the spanish government!

So i decided to start looking at his prints!

Antoni TAPIES CLAU 15 1973 lithograph

the colour is AMAZING ! and i love the energy!

i could not remember what a lithograph was so i looked it up,

it is a print made by drawing on limestone with wax crayons, applying ink onto the stone and printing the image onto paper! i found a very similar one also

Als Mestres de Catalunya 1974 Lithograph

I really like these! i love the contrast in line, thick and thin! it is so interesting, one thing i am finding about looking at other artists work, is to take my time with it... which i know probably sounds strange but before i did not really know how to look at a piece of art! the more i look, the more i see, obvious really.

i like how raised the work looks, it is very exciting and colourful!

I find these very interesting to look at, but my favorite i found was this one:

"Variations 13"
Lithograph in several inks and collograph.

I think it is my current obsession with black and white, but this one, i really like. i love the thick rough lines, and the thin ones, i like that the bottom looks like writing. My brain keeps trying to make sense of the shapes, and that keeps my interest in it!

When i was looking, he has SO MUCH WORK! and i would like to look into it more, i think find his work very interesting! and made me feel quite energised looking at it, maybe this can replace coffee for me!

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