PRINT QUARTERLY
Scope & Guideline
Advancing Knowledge in the Arts Landscape
Introduction
Aims and Scopes
- Historical Analysis of Prints:
The journal explores the historical significance of prints, focusing on their role in different cultures and periods, including Renaissance, Baroque, and Modern eras. - Techniques and Innovations in Printmaking:
Research on various printmaking techniques such as etching, engraving, lithography, and woodblock printing is a core focus, examining innovations that have shaped the medium. - Cultural and Societal Impacts of Print:
Studies on how prints reflect and influence societal norms, politics, and cultural movements, including the role of prints in propaganda and social commentary. - Collecting and Preservation of Prints:
The journal addresses issues related to the collecting, archiving, and preservation of prints, highlighting significant collections and their contributions to art history. - Interdisciplinary Approaches:
PRINT QUARTERLY encourages interdisciplinary research that connects printmaking with other art forms, literature, and historical events, fostering a broader understanding of its significance.
Trending and Emerging
- Contemporary Printmaking Practices:
An increasing number of publications focus on contemporary artists and their innovative approaches to printmaking, exploring how modern technology and conceptual frameworks are reshaping the medium. - Intersection of Print and Digital Media:
Research is emerging that examines the relationship between traditional printmaking and digital media, investigating how digital technologies influence print practices and vice versa. - Global Perspectives on Printmaking:
There is a growing interest in global perspectives, with studies highlighting non-Western printmaking traditions and their contributions to the global art narrative, fostering a more inclusive art history. - Prints in Social Justice and Activism:
Recent themes explore the role of prints in social movements, examining how printmaking serves as a tool for activism and a means of political expression, reflecting contemporary societal issues. - Materiality and the Physicality of Prints:
An emerging focus on the material aspects of prints, including the tactile qualities of print media and the implications of material choices on interpretation and meaning.
Declining or Waning
- Focus on Traditional Printmaking:
There has been a noticeable decrease in articles strictly centered on traditional printmaking techniques and their historical contexts, as the field increasingly embraces contemporary practices. - Regional Printmaking Studies:
Research specifically focused on regional printmaking traditions, particularly those outside Western contexts, has waned, possibly due to a growing emphasis on global perspectives in art history. - Nostalgic or Purely Biographical Studies:
Papers that offer purely biographical accounts of historical printmakers without critical analysis of their works or impact are becoming less prevalent, indicating a shift towards more analytical approaches. - Prints as Decorative Arts:
The examination of prints primarily as decorative arts is declining, as there is a move towards understanding prints as complex artworks with rich narratives and socio-political implications. - Single-Artist Focus:
While individual artists remain significant, there is a trend away from studies focusing solely on single artists, moving instead towards thematic or comparative analyses that highlight broader trends.
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