DAMON ROBERTS PRINTMAKING ARCHIVE # THREE
By Damon Roberts
↓ Film positives from the Matrix edition.
↓ One unique film and screen has to be created for each colour printed.
Matrix Edition. Two versions. 1. Natural kraft paper with with metalics. 2. Solid acrylic spot colours on a black flooded aperture.
↓ Framed example of the Kraft Matrix edition.
↓ Films from th A.M.X duotone print release.
↓ Film positives from the metalic test tones print series.
↓ (Made with Metal Series). Making prints with ground metal was an idea that i wanted to explore. Lots of trial and error involved!
↓ Printing the linear image using adhesive ithat the metal can adhere to is the first stage of the process.
↓ The metal can be fixed permanently using a combination of vacuum pressure and a resin spray sealant.
↓ Once set the ground metal is fixed solidy to the prints surface. The end result was sharpe linear image that had the textural quality of course sandpaper with a metalic underbase showing through that was light reflective.
↓ Deep browns, ambers and reds tones were possible to create by encouraging oxidization of the metal before printing.
↓ This example was hand printed on a thick bed of textured oxidised metal with extremely viscous ink.
↓ Juxtaposed halftone elements on solid spot colour typography.
↓ SubDub is the longest running Reggae Sound System event in the U.K. I've produced all the flyer art over it's 26 year history. This is a silkscreen edition i created based on selected visual elements from the flyers. Check availability > Contact Studio
↓ Title : Tubby's Reprise. Freehand silkscreen edition. This edition has sold out.
↓ Rough and ready reggae themed production from my archive.
↓ More SubDub flyer artwork from my archive.
↓ Base layer proofs of the Cromalith Abstract print edition before all the tones and spot colours were added.
↓ Finished Cromalith Print Edition [Cerise Version]
↓ The final versions have incredible colour depth which contrasts nicely with the foreground flashes of metalic gold ink
↓ Ultra fine halftones blend to create all the subtle gradients and textures in these productions.
↓ Four different colour versions of the Cromalith abstract edtions were created. These unique colour variants where achieved by varying the ink percentages of the cmyk ink mixes which made up the base layers of the prints.
↓ Red Haze Version with metalic gold spot colour elements.
↓ Construct A - Brutalist themed Architectural Abstraction Prints. Ltd Edition Orange Version.
↓ Construt A - Yellow Version - CMYK process with Solid Spot Colours. Both Versions Sold Out.
↓ Another unique artist proof. These tend to emerge as a biproduct of the print process where i feed proofs from other releases through the press in order to test ink coverage and colour levels.
↓ (LeftBank) Linear Abstract. Solid spot colour print process.
↓ Unique artist proof from the 'Rachmads Tones' series in pastels and flourescent inks.
↓ 'Burning Bass Bins' composition. Several speaker cones which were doused in lighter fluid before they were set of fire and photographed for this composition.
↓ More Reggae Sound System themed productions for SubDub.
↓ SubDub flyer art.
↓ Album cover artwork i produced for Ernest Ranglin's - Ska Wey Dat on the mighty Trojan Rocords label.
↓ Tribal Silkscreen composition with reel to reel and sine wave detail.
↓ Working out the opacity percentages of Metal Inks for the Aux Medusa Linear Abstract Edition.
↓ Aux Medusa - Linear Abstract. Made with subtle tones of Silvers and gold metalics.
↓ Psychedelic Brutalism - Full colour CMYK process with spot colours. Heavy ink application on these. To check availabilty - > Contact Studio
↓ Detail from the Psychedelic Brutalism Edition.
↓ One of the component screens from the Hexamine Heights architectural abstraction prints.
↓ The first four metalic ink base layers
↓ This is most complicated production i've created so far. 30 layers of hand applied inks went into this one. The seed of the idea for this was inspired by the Lloyds building in London where the mechanics of the building are visible on the outside and not hidden away.
↓ One of the films that was used to create the metalic base layer of the edition.
↓ Isolated component layer of the print which was hand applied in glossy red ink.
↓ Another batch of prints ready to go out to their new homes....
Last but not least and he deserves a special mention here. Horace - who lives under the printing press. ♥
Damon Roberts Print Archive # 1
Damon Roberts Print Archive # 2
Damon Roberts Print Archive # 3