Miro and the Experiment of Fine Art Prints in ‘Depth’

2024.04.13 － 2024.06.20

Miro and the Experiment of Fine Art Prints in ‘Depth’

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The 20th century marked a period of rapid growth for Fine Art Prints in the Western world. Various media and techniques attracted numerous esteemed artists to engage in creative pursuits, with Joan Miró (1893-1983) standing out as one of the most prominent figures. Throughout his career, Miró produced over 2000 works of fine art prints. His works primarily utilized intaglio, lithography, and carborundum, with the latter being considered the pinnacle of Miró’s fine art print oeuvre. Employing carborundum, a silicon carbide compound, Miró could create on print paper surfaces a relief-like depth and texture resembling velvet, soft and smooth. Miró began experimenting with carborundum in the 1960s and became deeply fascinated by the unique effects it produced.

This spring, Gallery de sol will showcase Miró’s captivating fine art prints, delving into his carborundum technique. At the same time, the exhibition will feature the only carborundum artwork in the career of the Asian art master ZAO Wou-Ki, as well as innovative works exploring “depth” by three generations of important Taiwanese fine art print artists: LIAO Shiou-Ping, LIU Zi-Ming, and YANG Chung-Ming. Starting from the materiality of their mediums, fine art print artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, driven by the shifts in their historical period and surroundings, have brought forth astonishing results through their individual talents and contemplations. Today, we are fortunate to observe their works assembled together, revealing the boundless world within the narrow gate of fine art printmaking.

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