Polymer Intaglio Printmaking
Mit einer grossen Leidenschaft für das Druckhandwerk hat Künstler William Greenwood von der Adrian & Schell Glaswerkstatt eine Serie unikater Radierungen von Darmstadt entworfen. Dies ist Teil eines grossen Druck-Projektes dass er auf ganz Hessen und darüber hinaus erweitern möchte.

William, who majored in kiln-worked glass at University in the 1980s, studied Printmaking as his second discipline. After many years of working with silk screen and lino cut techniques he has adopted the exciting world of printing from ‘solar plates (polymer intaglio)’.

William Greenwood explains:
“The Darmstadt prints are the result of creating ‘positive images’ from my original compositions and exposing them on polymer-coated radierung plates using natural sunlight (chasing the midday sun around the Hof outside my workshop). Once the plates are developed in the kitchen sink, they are then inked and pressed using the traditional Radierung process. During the inking process I am experiementing with colour variation and tone to create uniquely atmospheric effects. Rather than make printed scenes in series, I prefer to work on each print indivudually to create unique compositions. In some cases this means discovering new textures and tone with water colour and gouache.”

Die stetig wachsende Serie von Darmstadt umfasst momentan die Mathildenhühe aus verschiedenen Perspektiven, den Langen Ludwig, die Ludwigskirche, das Hessische Landesmuseum, den Prinz Georgs Garten, das Jagdschloss Kranichstein, die Orangerie, das Achteckhaus, den Steinbrücker Teich etc..