Sofa #01

Artist: Tony Clough

14" x 11"
Duality Serigraph (4 colors)
Arches 88 300gsm Rag
Straight Cut Edges
Edition of 12 unique prints

About This Edition:

This serigraph edition is an early study in what I’ve been calling duality printing. It’s a process in which all colors are printed simultaneously, in one pull. Most serigraph printing is executed by printing one color at a time- each color printed separately- and typically on separate screens.

In this case, the duality printing method uses only one stencil (a rectangular field) to print 4 colors simultaneously on the paper. Using relief plates to add and remove different colors to and from the screen, I'm able to print the entire image on the sheet all at once on the final pass. Each print in the edition has visual variations, with most differences occurring in the background.

Artist Bio:

Tony Clough is the master printer and founder of Serio Press.

"I have to try and squeeze in what I can of my own work in the small amount of time I get between contract editions for other artists. After spending most of my time striving for perfection in serigraph editions for others, I like to try and do things differently for my personal work- to exploit the process however I can. I balance out the pressure involved with constantly printing other artists’ work by bending and breaking the normal rules of printing.

I like to explore processes and build systems which, in a way, make art on their own with little to no input once the process has begun. By separating myself as the artist from the minor decision making parts of the process, my pieces can come to life on their own without too much influence along the way." - Tony Clough

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