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monoprint

American  
[mahn-uh-print] / ˈmɑn əˌprɪnt /

noun

monoprints plural
  1. Art. a single, unique print made by printing from a plate of glass, metal, or other smooth material using oil paint or printer's ink, or the process of making such prints; monotype.


verb (used with object)

monoprinted, monoprinting
  1. Art. to produce as a single, unique print from a plate of glass, metal, or other smooth material using oil paint or printer's ink; monotype.

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In Klee’s monoprint we are given an image of the angel, but I’ve always wondered what the piles of catastrophe might look like.

From New York Times Mar. 23, 2022

Walter Benjamin saw the tragic nature of all history, and all serious art, as he gazed at a 1920 masterpiece by Paul Klee that he owned, a monoprint called Angelus Novus.

From The Guardian Jan. 19, 2021

A monoprint hanging near the entrance of O-Town House feels guided by automatic motion, spontaneous vitality.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 26, 2019

It contains a famous meditation on Paul Klee’s monoprint “Angelus Novus.”

From The New Yorker Aug. 1, 2016

Davis’s 1981 “Sky Code” is an intricate drawing that appears to represent a cryptographic method; Gilliam’s 1996 “As Kids Go” is an exuberant monoprint, individualized with collaged additions.

From Washington Post Jan. 14, 2016

Inspired by the work of Édouard Vuillard and Les Nabis artists, the Los Angeles-based French artist will present monoprints, a new large-scale tapestry and what she calls “fluff” paintings, done on faux fur.

From New York Times Apr. 27, 2023

Gail Shaw-Clemons makes monoprints of gradated colors and arranges them in two-ply stacks, with the top levels partly wound back or around to reveal the ones below.

From Washington Post Sep. 9, 2022

This includes lithographs, relief prints, monoprints and other works produced by artists such as Judith F. Baca, Lisa Adams, Carolyn Castaño, Diane Gamboa, Emily Cheng, Anita Bunn and many others.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2019

His paintings, drawings, monoprints and other creations have incorporated themes of mythology, mathematics and reflections on his African heritage.

From Washington Times Feb. 28, 2015

The same quick lines are translated from little monoprints to large embroideries and tapestries and of course, neon.

From The Guardian May 25, 2012

The shop dispenses a steady stream of YouTube videos, in which Gula — who’s a mixed-media artist — and other experts teach various techniques, like monoprinting on paper using paints and stencils.

From Washington Post Apr. 12, 2021

Those who enjoy getting creative might like these monoprinting plates.

From Slate Dec. 3, 2020

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