Platemark: prints and the printmaking ecosystem

s3e43 printer Craig Zammiello on collaborating with Johns, Rauschenberg, and others


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In s3e43, Platemark host Ann Shafer talks with Craig Zammiello, an artist and collaborative printer with over 40 years of experience in all areas of printmaking. He worked for 25 years at Universal Limited Art Editions, where he collaborated with numerous artists, including Jasper Johns, Elizabeth Murray, James Rosenquist, Kiki Smith, and Robert Rauschenberg. Currently, he is a collaborative printer at Two Palms working with Mel Bochner, Ellen Gallagher, Chris Offili, Elizabeth Peyton, and Dana Schutz.  He is author of a studio manual on photogravure, as well as Conversations from the Print Studio published by Yale University Press.

Ann and Craig talk about Woodburytypes, working with Robert Rauschenberg at ULAE, and helping Matthew Barney grow copper nodules on a Woodburytype and then gold plating them. They talk about Craig’s transition to Two Palms and how that studio works outside of the traditional print studio model. Find out about a lifelong interest of Craig’s that has resulted in his collection being acquired by the American Museum of Natural History (no, it’s not prints), and what band would he most like to join on tour.

Zammiello received an MFA from The State University of New York, Stony Brook in 1995. He is currently Adjunct Faculty at the School of the Arts at Columbia University. Zammiello has taught workshops and classes at New York University, Yale University, The Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop and the Flemish Center for the Graphic Arts in Belgium.

Episode image: Elizabeth Zammiello

Matthew Barney (American, born 1967). In Vain Produced, All Rays Return, Evil Will Bless, and Ice Will Burn, 2015. Set of 4 Woodburytype prints on copper with electro-formed copper, nickel and 24 carat gold, in red oak frames. Framed dimensions: 11 1/2 x 15 ½ in. Printed by F-Zero Project and published by Two Palms, New York.

Lead printing plate for Brad by Chuck Close (American, 1940–2021). 9x12 in.

The finished Woodburytype print for Brad, Chuck Close (American, 1940–2021), with the ink overflow around the edges. 11x14 inches. Published by Two Palms, New York.

R. Crumb (American, born 1943). Keep on Flushin’, 2022. Etching. Sheet: 13 ½ x 11 ½ in. Printed by Craig Zammiello and published by Two Palms, New York.

Mel Bochner (American, born, 1940). Is This It?, 2023. Cast and pigmented paper. 69 ¾ x 67 ¼ x 5 5/8 in. Published by Two Palms, New York.

Lee Bontecou (American, 1931–2022). Ninth Stone, 1965–68. Lithograph in 1 color on Chatham British paper. 20 x 25 in. (50.8 x 63.5 cm.). Published by Universal Limited Art Editions, Bayshore, New York.

Robert Rauschenberg (American, 1925–2008). Wall-Eyed Carp/ROCI JAPAN, 1987. Acrylic and fabric collage on canvas. 203.2 x 617.2 cm (80 x 243 in.). National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Lisa Hodermarsky and Craig Zammiello. Conversations from the Print Studio: A Master Printer in Collaboration with Ten Artists. New Haven: Yale University Art Gallery, 2012.

 

USEFUL LINKS

Craig Zammiello's video on photogravure techniques: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3HAoyIsrDY 

Craig’s website: https://www.zammiello.com/

IG: @craigzammiello

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