Of Monotypes, Counterproofs and Serigraphic Multi editioned Counterproofing: A Revisionist Studio-Based Printmaking Appraisal

Printmaking as a dynamic and expressive art form has in recent times thrown up varying approaches to the making of multiple editioned original prints. The precursory developments of the printform and its adaptations in Nigeria have witnessed the exploration of conventional and unconventional media for artistic expression and led artists to review commonplace techniques and media in the desire to develop unique and sustainable styles and processes. Accordingly, this article is situated as a revisionist studio based appraisal of the dramaturgic confluence on multiple counterproofing with serigraphy. By using the substituted approach to counterproofing on an assortment of leatherettes grounds, it seeks to further the application of the under regarded technique of Serigraphy as a printform. Preliminary results from series of experimentation with leatherettes command the textural character which challenges the expressive fidelity of the traditional styles in contemporary printmaking practice.