Following on from his previous books Printmaking at the Edge and Critical Mass, Richard Noyce ventures once more beyond familiar centres of art production to explore printmaking off the beaten track. His journey covers the art of a breathtakingly diverse set of regions, from the Middle East, India, Pakistan and Nepal, to the Eastern Mediterranean, south-eastern Europe and the Balkans and more besides. Some of the countries featured have long traditions of using print techniques in their historic and contemporary art but are rarely, if ever, included in international competitions or art journals. This rich and compelling resource reveals the innovative and exciting approaches of printmakers around the world and gives readers the opportunity to compare art from different places, challenging our understanding of the means and forms of expression in printmaking, and its place in the contemporary visual arts. This book will satisfy curiosity amongst artists, printmakers, students and art lovers about printmaking being done in countries unfamiliar to them.

A survey of printmakers from 21 different countries around the world that are frequently overlooked by artists in the West.

About the Author
Richard Noyce is well known in the contemporary art world. He writes and speaks regularly on the visual arts and, in addition to many reviews and articles published in British and European magazines, he has written books on contemporary painting, graphic arts, and printmaking in the form of the highly successful Printmaking at the Edge and Critical Mass. He was awarded the 1996 AAASS/Orbis Polish Book Prize and is an experienced international competition juror and selector, including serving as President of the Awards Jury at the Krakow International Print Triennials, 2003-2009. He was Curator of the 4th International Print Exhibition in Istanbul, Turkey (2011) and of the Main Exhibition of the 5th International Experimental Engraving Biennial in Bucharest, Romania (2012). https://www.facebook.com/Printwriter?fref=ts#

Reviews
The styles and working methods are as varied as you might expect and pretty well every type of printmaking is represented ... This is a beautiful and intriguing book. * Art Book Review *
The title of this intriguing book gives a clue to the contents, but doesn't prepare you for the sheer variety of what is covered ... [T]his is a fascinating look at a world we rarely get to see. -- Henry Malt * The Artist *



Book Information
ISBN 9781408156728
Author Richard Noyce
Format Hardback
Page Count 176
Imprint Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 985g