All Outputs (11)

On & off. Shadow & light – The essence of printmaking (2025)
Exhibition / Performance

On and off, shadow and light. These are the essentials of every image. All prints are binary because ink is either on or off the paper. Our brains create the images. As printmakers and artists, we can only hope that we have given the audience enough... Read More about On & off. Shadow & light – The essence of printmaking.

The ink that glows (2025)
Journal Article

This article for the journal of the Society of Wood Engravers, documents the initial findings of my research into oil-based glazes and the potential for them to be combined with traditional wood engraving. The article is a slightly more in-depth and... Read More about The ink that glows.

Material mimesis (2025)
Journal Article

This article documents the initial findings of my research into oil-based glazes and the potential for them to be combined with traditional wood engraving. In this project, funded by a UWE Bristol ‘RIS research grant’, I reworked traditional glazing... Read More about Material mimesis.

Hera (2024)
Physical Artefact

This print is the first major wood engraving from Ben Goodman's current project, which is investigating the feasability of printing 'glazes' with traditional wood engraving. 'Hera' consists of 12 layers of ink, 9 of which are 'glazes'.

Prints that glow (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A short presentation of the findings from my current RIS project, which focuses on the feasibility of printing glazes with wood engravings.

Don't give them fire! (2024)
Exhibition / Performance

The title ‘Don’t give them fire’ refers to the myth of Prometheus. Prometheus's most famous act was his theft of fire from the gods. According to the myth, Prometheus took fire from the workshop of Hephaestus (the god of fire and craftsmanship) and g... Read More about Don't give them fire!.

Blurred lines (2023)
Journal Article

In the age of rapid advancements in Generative Artificial Intelligence and machine learning, the creative landscape is witnessing a profound transformation. In this context, this article by Ben Goodman (under the pseudonym 'I Am Not A Robot') explore... Read More about Blurred lines.

Near and far: An exhibition of artworks made by the printmaking staff at the University of the West of England (2023)
Exhibition / Performance

The exhibition by printmaking staff at the University of the West of England has become an annual event. At the end of the last exhibition the next one seems far away. But time flies and suddenly March is very near again, and panic begins. The theme... Read More about Near and far: An exhibition of artworks made by the printmaking staff at the University of the West of England.

Moonlight (2023)
Journal Article

The moon is the biggest object in the night sky. Its light has always fascinated. That special quality of light invites all kinds of superstition, from the healing power of the waning moon to good luck during full moon, from disabled children to pots... Read More about Moonlight.

Engraving the Moon: A new approach to an old process (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Presentation delivered by Ben Goodman at the 'Print in art, industry and science' conference at The Institute of Physics (online) 2022.

Outlines the research undertaken by Ben Goodman when producing his Moon wood engraving.

First Impressions (2022)
Exhibition / Performance

Curated by Professor Helen Smith - Thin Ice Press, University of York: First Impressions takes a fresh look at printing, asking what goes before, or lies behind, a finished print. The exhibition uncovers the hidden stories and histories of the relief... Read More about First Impressions.