Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
TÜBİTAK Projesi, 2023 - 2024
Printmaking is a work of art made and printed by the artist on paper or similar material, using various tools and materials, directly or by preparing patterns, produced in a limited quantity, and the number and originality of which is documented by the signature of the artist. There are traditional and new methods and practices to produce these works of art. Traditional printing techniques require the use of toxic materials. New printmaking methods and practices include techniques using non-toxic/less harmful chemicals. Although non-toxic printmaking techniques and practices are not yet fully known in Turkey, it is known that few artists and academics are aware of contemporary printmaking methods and that relevant practices and experiments are going on with individual efforts. There are two books, a limited number of theses, and one project on non-toxic printmaking in the national literature. When these publications are concerned, it is seen that each researcher/ artist worked on a single technique in non-toxic printmaking with their own resources inside Turkey, they made experiments only on the technique in question and no on-site research was conducted abroad. Although there are outstanding printmaking artists/academics in Turkey, there is no professional having full expertise on non-toxic printmaking techniques and practices or institution that can provide relevant training. The purpose of this research is to establish an original printmaking workshop where non-toxic techniques and practices are taught in the Faculty of Fine Arts of Ankara University, one of the renowned universities in Turkey, and as a lecturer of this institution to provide relevant training for students, artists, and academics. To this end, the research aims to conduct an on-site case study with expert academics to learn the relevant techniques and practices within 12 months through carrying out observations, interviews, and practices in the Academy for Visual Arts Ghent providing non-toxic printmaking education and having fully equipped printmaking workshops, and in the Art/Design and Biotechnology Experimental Laboratory of the School of Arts, KASK&Conservatorium. The research will use the case study, which is a qualitative research model, to investigate the experimental studies carried out on non-toxic colour pigments in the Art/Design and Biotechnology Experimental Laboratory of the School of Arts, KASK&Conservatorium, and the curriculum content and non-toxic printmaking methods employed in the Academy for Visual Arts Ghent. The curriculum of the Academy will be examined in terms of the content and learning-teaching processes, and document analysis will be carried out on non-toxic printmaking techniques and practices. Within the scope of the study, the lecturers working on non-toxic colour pigments in the Art/Design and Biotechnology Experimental Laboratory of the School of Arts, KASK&Conservatorium and on non-toxic printmaking in the Printmaking Department of the Academy for Visual Arts Ghent will be interviewed. The obtained data will be analyzed descriptively and will be supplemented by the visuals of works of art produced within the scope of the research. Moreover, participatory observation will be carried out to see experimental studies on non- toxic colour pigments and practices related to printmaking techniques.