New Monoprinting Techniques Invented by Loo Foh Sang
Silkcreen & Intaglio - Relief Monoprints by Loo Foh Sang In the olden days, it was uncommon for people to live up to 70 years old. I have worked on the art of printmaking for 48 years. For many years, I have dedicated myself to developing a new technique on multi-colour monoprinting. This is a new, creative concept of contemporary printmaking, adopting the technique of monoprinting that expresses and presents beautiful layout in multiple colours. I call the technique of silkscreen monoprinting, "drawing on the screen". In this process, no brushes are used. Instead, dining utensils such as spoons and dining knives are used to apply colours. This new technique not only saves time, but also a lof of work and an artwork can be completed in one go. In this process, it is very important to use viscous pigments. Depending on the need, a transparent adhesive mixture that I have made myself is used to produce the mixing and modulation. Any materials used, will produce special ef