The history of engraving: from versal letters to pop art
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Tickets
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Addressed to
Junior and general high school students.
Program duration
180 minutes.
Venue
Onassis Stegi, or a partner engraving workshop.
Application and selection process
Filling out a form does not guarantee you a place on the program. Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis.
Information
Τ.: +30 210 371 3000
Email: education@onassis.org
Introduction
Discover the treasures hidden inside the books at the Onassis Library and –with a little help from new technologies– create your own work of engraving.
In a single visit, the artists leading this engraving workshop will talk you through the history of engraving and show the entire process for the creation of a work, from first sketch to final print, and from yesteryear right through to the present day.
With the help of new technologies, the art of engraving is evolving, and in the space of just a few hours you’ll get to experience its entire course through history. Get to grips with craft knives, chisels, and burins to engrave your own unique work. Unleash the artist inside! Use specialist tools, sketch and carve, ink your design, and print it too using both old and new techniques of the art of engraving.
