1 Week Research Project - Litography

Lithography

LithographyBased on the principle that water & oil don't mix the writer & playwright Alois Senefelder invented the printing technique lithography.

The Planographic process was revolutionary for its time as it didn't rely on the matrix having physical properties. Instead the image is created on a smooth stone using Crayons or Tushe(Greasy substatute). The grease causes a chemical reaction with the limestone changing it into a hydrophobic surface.

From the onset the technique was associated with commercial applicai-tion such as repoductition of musical scores

Paper

Crayon

Press

Ink

Water

Stone

Water-LovingWater-Rejecting

GREASEGRIND WETINKPRINT

WETINKPRINT

STONESTONESTONESTONESTONESTONESTONESTONE

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Johann Alois SenefelderGerman actor & playwright

(1771 – 1834)

(1756 – 1791) Wolfgang MozartGerman composer & pianist

Johann Anton André German composer & music publisher

(1775– 1842)

WW I WW II

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Painter, Printmaker, illustrator

(1864– 1901)

To understand how it became so popular we must first look who was part of the process.Unlike other printing techniques, the discover of Lithography can be traced back to one man, Alois Senefelder.

THE NETWORKTHE NETWORK

Jules ChéretFrench Painter & lithographer

(1836 – 1932)

Pablo PicassoSpanish Painter, Printmaker & Illustrator

(1881– 1973)

LITHOGRAPHY is invented buy Alois Senefelder in a e�ort to find a cheaper way of reproducing musical scores.

MUNICH1799

Senefelder agreed to collaborate with André and granted his firm the

right of using the new printing method.

MUNICH1799

André purchased a large volume of Mozart's

musical papers, which earned him the title father

of Mozart research

LONDON1859

Jules Chéret was trained in lithography in London,

England.

LONDON1859

Jules Chéret was trained in lithography in London,

England.

17991799

1700 1800 1900

WW I WW II

Its easy to see when the process took hold of Europe. The Belle Époque "Beautiful Era" an exciting time. With new technologies & medical discoveries throughout the 1800’s it was a time of optimism and excitement.Before lithography bring text and image together was a difficult process involving relief printing techniques. The development of using 3 stones allowed artist and designers create every colour of the rainbow.

From the 1860 to WWI Lithgraphy had seen great sucess as a process in both the art world and advertising. Proaganda during the first and second world world helped shape the design we know today.

THE WORKTHE WORK

LITHOGRAPHY INVENTED

1700 1800 1900

CHEAPSIMPLE PROCESS

& COLOURFASTER

LITHOGRAPHY

THE REAL POWEROF LITHOGRAPHY

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