Articles for Block Printing

Jarracharra: where aboriginal art and Indian block printing collaborate
1 year, 7 months ago

Jarracharra: where aboriginal art and Indian block printing collaborate

The Hindu  

People around the world are different and yet everywhere they are the same. The Bábbarra Women’s Centre comprise members from Australia’s First Nations people, a term which refers to aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who have been part of the country’s cultural landscape for over 65,000 years. When artisans from the Bábbarra Women’s Centre visited the Tharangini studio in …

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Jaipur's Blue Pottery & Sanganeri Block Printing ft. Hyundai Creta - Magnificent India
3 years, 7 months ago

Jaipur's Blue Pottery & Sanganeri Block Printing ft. Hyundai Creta - Magnificent India

India Today  

If you run a quick Google search on Jaipur, you’ll be inundated with images of towering forts and magnificent palaces and that, for more tourists, is what defines Jaipur. Blue Pottery and block printing are two such examples of centuries-old crafts that have become an integral part of Jaipur’s identity. Durgesh Doraya, the man who runs the show at Jaipur …

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A chip off the old block
3 years, 11 months ago

A chip off the old block

China Daily  

The National Art Museum of China hosts an exhibition of Yangliuqing New Year paintings in January 2017. A fifth-generation artisan from Hubei province is working hard to keep the craft of traditionally printed New Year paintings alive, Wang Kaihao reports. When talking about woodblock printing, for many in China, it is the Yangliuqing New Year paintings from Tianjin that will …

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China engraved block printing technique
6 years, 5 months ago

China engraved block printing technique

China Daily  

Tourists make their own printing work through the engraved block printing technique. The engraved block printing technique is known as a "living fossil" in the history of printing. Yangzhou is the birthplace of the engraved block printing technique. In 2009, the engraved block printing techniques were officially listed as a "World Intangible Cultural Heritage".

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