serigraph

/'serigrɑ:f/

Thân thiện

An artist carefully pulls a squeegee across a serigraph screen.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A print or artwork created through the process of screen printing, specifically using a fine mesh screen and stencils to transfer ink onto a surface. It is often considered a fine art print, distinct from commercial or mass-produced screen printing.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The museum's new exhibition features a vibrant serigraph by the pop artist Andy Warhol.
  • She collected a limited-edition serigraph, numbered and signed by the artist.

Advanced Usage

• As a fine art term: In an artistic context, "serigraph" specifically denotes a screen print created as an original work of art, often in a limited, numbered edition. This distinguishes it from commercial or industrial screen printing used for posters or textiles.
  • The gallery specializes in selling original serigraphs and lithographs from the 20th century.

Variants and Related Words

• Screen print (n): A more general term for any print made using the screen printing process, which can include both artistic serigraphs and commercial products.
• Silkscreen (n): A common synonym for both the process and the resulting print, historically referencing the use of silk mesh.
• Serigraphy (n): The art or process of making serigraphs.

Synonyms

• Screen print
• Silkscreen (print)

Related Phrases

• Limited edition serigraph: A serigraph produced in a predetermined, finite number of copies, each typically signed and numbered by the artist.
  • He purchased a limited edition serigraph, one of only fifty in existence.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil

Từ đồng nghĩa

• silkscreen
• silk screen print