How was it made? Linocut | Print techniques | Wuon-Gean Ho | V&A

Ho, Wuon-Gean

Abstract

Follow printmaker Wuon-Gean Ho as she creates a linocut print using traditional Japanese woodblock gouges, discusses her process and the fellow printmakers that have inspired her. Discover how she imbues emotion and weaves narratives through her images by answering questions that she poses to herself as she designs.

Using a huge Rochat press at East London Printmakers, see how Wuon-Gean’s designs transfer to paper and the effects that can be achieved using linocutting techniques.

Process:
Creative thinking behind Wuon-Gean's work: 00:05
Using Japanese woodblock tools: 01:44
The making process: 02:27
Rolling the ink: 03:08
Operating the Rochat press: 04:06

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• Digital Artefact Type: Video
• Online Publication Date: Mar 1, 2022
• Publication Date: Mar 1, 2022
• Deposit Date: Apr 4, 2022
• Keywords: Print, printmaking, linocut, monoprint, Wuon-Gean, wuongean, Victoria and Albert Museum
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/9283128