Technologia w kreacji artystycznej w odniesieniu do litografii

Abstract

Lithography was a revolutionary invention. The complexity of processes and the simplicity of phenomena, as well as multiformity and naturalness of lithography has fascinated many artists. However, the specificity of lithography and the result of work’s dependency on experience and the consciousness of technique determine that concentrating on this technique could not be accidental or superficial. This is a demanding technique but one that offers unusual creative experiences and effects. The article is a short review of the stages of the technological activities appropriate to a lithographical workshop and their connections with the creative process and the quality of print. The author also elaborates on the relations between the degree of expertise in technology and the ability to realise an artistic plan. It highlights the inspiring elements of the techniques and different creative attitudes which inspire the technologists. It is an attempt to describe the present state of lithopraphy and examine possibilities for the future. It is a summary of the author’s own fascinations, experiences and observations based on artistic and didactic work, on meetings with the artists, and on participation in workshops and presentations. The description of the processes and phenomena concerns working with the stone and does not include the related technologies connected with the use of the other matrices.