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Crafts in the Digital Age (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Hoskins, S. (2018, September). Crafts in the Digital Age. Presented at HomoFaber Conference, Venice, Italy

Professor Stephen Hoskins was an invited speaker on Crafts in the Digital Age at HomoFaber Conference presented by the Michelangelo Foundation, Venice in collaboration with Institut National des Métiers d'Art INMA, 29th September 2018. The Crafts... Read More about Crafts in the Digital Age.

Printmaking an industrial continuum, technology looking back to go forward (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Hoskins, S. (2017, November). Printmaking an industrial continuum, technology looking back to go forward. Presented at The First International Printmaking Conference: From Tradition to Transition: Aspects and Technologies of printmaking from the past to present day, Nicosia, Greece

This talk was composed of two halves; the first in essence is a history lesson on how printmaking relates to industrial printing. The second half explained the development of the Centre for Fine Print Research including the historic context of print... Read More about Printmaking an industrial continuum, technology looking back to go forward.

Academic research into printmaking (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Hoskins, S. (2014, October). Academic research into printmaking. Presented at Guanlan Forum, Guanlan Print Art Museum

Keynote given at the Guanlan Forum: Museum and Print Art Ecology.

A very English process: Underglaze tissue printing for ceramic artists, a collaborative project to reappraise 19th century printing skills (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Hoskins, S. (2014, March). A very English process: Underglaze tissue printing for ceramic artists, a collaborative project to reappraise 19th century printing skills. Paper presented at Material World, NCECA’s 48th Annual Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

The standard text regarding Blue and White underglaze ceramic transfer printing ‘Penny Plain and Twopence coloured’ begins: ‘Transfer printing is a particularly English form of ceramic decoration’(1). Underglaze tissue ceramic transfer printing fir... Read More about A very English process: Underglaze tissue printing for ceramic artists, a collaborative project to reappraise 19th century printing skills.

Beyond Blue (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Hoskins, S., Huson, D., Halfpenny, P., Baskeyfield, J., Hodes, C., Scott, P., …Orr, C. (2014, January). Beyond Blue. Presented at Beyond Blue Symposium, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK

This symposium led by Professor Stephen Hoskins and David Huson brought together leading academic researchers, industry experts and artists to discuss underglaze tissue ceramic printing.

Reproduction of texture in digitally printed artworks (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Hoskins, S., Parraman, C., Mccallion, P., & Cohen, C. (2013, July). Reproduction of texture in digitally printed artworks. Paper presented at AIC 2013, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

This paper considers alternative approaches to image making and printing that moves from the on-screen representation of images and painting applications, to the physical generation and methods for surface deposition or 2.5D printing. The research in... Read More about Reproduction of texture in digitally printed artworks.

Novel ceramic materials and 3D printing applications (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Hoskins, S. (2012, September). Novel ceramic materials and 3D printing applications. Paper presented at TCT Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Conference, NEC Birmingham, UK

Research in the field of 3D printed ceramics has been undertaken for at least 20 years; the initial patents filed by Moo and Cima of MIT in 1992, detail the use of ceramic powders. In the last ten years the research has split between what could be de... Read More about Novel ceramic materials and 3D printing applications.

Printmaking: art and industry, from lithography to stereo lithography (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Hoskins, S. (2012, August). Printmaking: art and industry, from lithography to stereo lithography

Professor Stephen Hoskins will give an invited lecture on Printmaking: Art and Industry, From Lithography to Stereo Lithography at The 2nd European Lithography Days 2012, initiated by the Steindruck München Lithography Workshop at the Münchner Künstl... Read More about Printmaking: art and industry, from lithography to stereo lithography.

The evolution of a sugar bowl (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Hoskins, S. (2012, May). The evolution of a sugar bowl. Paper presented at RAPID 2012, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

This paper provides examples of current research in the field of 3D printed ceramics from a creative design perspective. It will also present a case study of a research collaboration between Denby Potteries and the Centre for Fine Print Research (CFP... Read More about The evolution of a sugar bowl.

Towards a new ceramic future (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Hoskins, S., Huson, D., & Walters, P. (2012, January). Towards a new ceramic future. Presented at Towards a New Ceramic Future, Victoria and Albert Museum, Hochhauser Auditorium, London, UK

This symposium brought together leading experts in the field of 3D printed ceramics to disseminate recent research findings, share knowledge, and to discuss scope for future developments. The event presented results of the AHRC funded project Solid F... Read More about Towards a new ceramic future.

The digital physical artefact: A case study for digital engagement in the creative industries (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Hoskins, S., & Huson, D. (2011, November). The digital physical artefact: A case study for digital engagement in the creative industries. Poster presented at Digital Engagement 2011 (the Digital Economy All Hands Meeting), Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK

For the last five years the research team at the Centre for Fine Print Research have concentrated on the interface between creative design and mass market technologies. The research developed from a three-year AHRC project ‘The Fabrication of Art and... Read More about The digital physical artefact: A case study for digital engagement in the creative industries.

Sustainability seeks equilibrium: what does it mean to printmakers? (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Hoskins, S., & Risseeuw, J. (2011, March). Sustainability seeks equilibrium: what does it mean to printmakers?. Paper presented at SGC International Conference, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, University of Washington St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Panel chairs Stephen Hoskins and John Risseeuw will examine current theories and issues of sustainability as they relate to printmaking and print media. In a study completed at the University of the West of England's Centre for Fine Print Research (C... Read More about Sustainability seeks equilibrium: what does it mean to printmakers?.

Future of manual printmaking in the UK (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Hoskins, S. (2010, October). Future of manual printmaking in the UK. Presented at Future of Manual Printmaking in the UK, Curwen Print Study Centre, Cambridge, UK

Invited speaker ‘Future of Manual Printmaking in the UK’, Symposium, Curwen Print Study Centre, Cambridge, October 2010.

A timeline of developments in printing culture from 1850 to the digital age (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Hoskins, S. (2010, September). A timeline of developments in printing culture from 1850 to the digital age. Paper presented at Annual Conference of the Association of European Printing Museums (AEPM), Wadgassen, Germany

Invited speaker at the Annual Conference of the Association of European Printing Museums (AEPM) held 3-5 September 2010 in Wadgassen, Germany. The conference addressed the question "Collection of today - Towards a critical evaluation of your collect... Read More about A timeline of developments in printing culture from 1850 to the digital age.

Unique reproduction: definitions of original printmaking in a digital age (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Hoskins, S. (2010, June). Unique reproduction: definitions of original printmaking in a digital age. Presented at Seacourt Print Workshop 2010 Symposium, The University of Ulster, Belfast Campus

The development of inkjet printers with light fast inks has made reproducing artists' images more ‘democratic’ – no advanced technical skill is required to transfer ink onto paper. These reproductions can be marketed as limited edition prints and in... Read More about Unique reproduction: definitions of original printmaking in a digital age.

The collaborative print studio within a Higher Educational Institution and its relationship to the art marketplace (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Hoskins, S., & Laidler, P. (2010, March). The collaborative print studio within a Higher Educational Institution and its relationship to the art marketplace. Paper presented at Higher Education and the Creative Economy Conference, University of Southampton

The British Pop-artist Richard Hamilton has described the benefits of working collaboratively with printers: “Gaining the wide range of technical skills required in many different print media would be absurdly time-consuming, if not impossible. My ha... Read More about The collaborative print studio within a Higher Educational Institution and its relationship to the art marketplace.

The margins of art practice bordering on industrial development (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Hoskins, P. S. (2009, December). The margins of art practice bordering on industrial development. Paper presented at International Conference on Innovation through Knowledge Transfer, Hampton Court Palace, London

A conference paper challenging the popular view of artists, spread by the media over many years is of aesthetes with no commercial acumen and a distinct lack of time management. Examples of this go as far back as 1962 with Tony Hancock in the film th... Read More about The margins of art practice bordering on industrial development.

Is art making sustainable? (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Hoskins, S., & Risseeuw, J. (2009, August). Is art making sustainable?. Paper presented at 32nd annual Southwest Arts Conference, Phoenix, USA

Using their recent research study on Sustainability in Print Media, John Risseeuw and Stephen Hoskins provided a framework for understanding the basic science of sustainability, relating it to art materials and practice. Risseeuw and Hoskins began wi... Read More about Is art making sustainable?.

Through the Glass Darkly – Appropriation, Remaking and Representation through Print (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Thirkell, P., & Hoskins, S. (2009, July). Through the Glass Darkly – Appropriation, Remaking and Representation through Print. Paper presented at The Art of Appropriation & Kurt Schwitters in England, University of Chester

This paper will examine the incidence of appropriation and re-representation that emerged in fine art image and object making during the early 20th century. It specifically aims to trace the role of emerging forms of technology in facilitating new wa... Read More about Through the Glass Darkly – Appropriation, Remaking and Representation through Print.

Prints that fly (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Hoskins, S. (2009, June). Prints that fly. Presented at Talking prints Lecture Series Lancashire Artists Network, University of Central Lancashire, University of Central Lancashire

Prints That Fly: My prints are as much about the craft of making, as they are a gentle delight in challenging the notions of what constitutes a print and where the perceived borders between the fine and applied arts, end and begin. In the UK there... Read More about Prints that fly.