Field trip to - Uncertainty - Woodcut graphic print-making show 2021 @ ICAT, Bangalore

The Students of ICAT Design and Media College 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year BVA made a field trip visit on 24th September 2021 to “Uncertainty - an exclusive Woodcut graphic print-making show. The exhibition was held at Fine Arts College Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath. The uncertainty group, which includes 75 print artists for the first time in India, has created a new wave.

The purpose of the visit was to provide students with the knowledge of woodcut prints and techniques involved in the making of conventional prints, where many leading artists participated. The students were assigned to take photos to observe every artwork thoroughly. The main attraction of the exhibition was the unique woodcut prints exhibited, which were of very large format, some of the woodcut prints were also in colors while the rest were in black and white. This experience helped students to get more closely to Indian artworks which gave them a wide range of perspectives in visual culture.

Woodcut Prints is the oldest technique used in fine art printmaking, and is a form of relief printing method. The artist's designs or drawings are made on a piece of wood (usually Beachwood) and are engraved the untouched areas are then cut away with gouges, leaving the raised image which is then inked. Woodcut prints are produced by pressing the selected medium (usually paper) onto the inked image. If color is used, separate wood blocks are required. Woodblock printing has helped convey pieces of information for publishing texts.

The show was Curated -

• Arpitha R G,
• Anitha N
• Manuchakravarthy K N

Arpitha is a visual artist trained from Bangalore University with an interest and commitment to art education projects. As a practicing artist, she has showcased her work in many art shows. An understanding of the richness of cultural practices of communities coupled with the challenges faced by them has led Arpitha to work on an arts education project in the Government Primary School, Ramalingapura, Shira Taluk, Tumakur District, where she teaches.

Field trips link the classroom experience with the outside world. In doing so they not only improve learning but also give both the learner and educator valued practical experience. Students were asked to do an assignment by means of interpreting the artwork, where they had to select one artist and then write about the artist and about their artworks.