Definitions
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- noun A sheet of material (originally
silk but now synthetic) with areas that are porous to ink and others that are non-porous to allow printing of images, such as on T-shirts. - verb To use a silkscreen to apply an image.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun 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
- verb print by silkscreen
Etymologies
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Examples
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I say "silkscreen" because I didn't use photo emulsion or screen blocker, I really used a stencil.
Weddingbee 2009
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The phrase helped him get his silkscreen business going, which he later expanded through the Internet.
Chick-Fil-A Says Artist Bo Muller-Moore's 'Eat More Kale' Slogan Too Similar To 'Eat Mor Chikin' 2011
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Synthetic polymer and silkscreen ink on canvas, 106 x 106 in.
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Rauschenberg's silkscreen collages have fetched as much as $14.6 million at auction; Christie's has priced this work to sell for between $12 million and $18 million.
The Art Market Snaps Back Kelly Crow 2011
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Shepard Fairey's Obama "Hope" silkscreen during the 2008 election captured America's yearning for a more visionary politics.
Brendan Smith: Calling All Artists: The Climate Movement Needs You Brendan Smith 2011
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Bo Muller-Moore uses a hand silkscreen machine to apply his phrase, which he calls an expression of the benefits of local agriculture, on T-shirts and sweatshirts.
Chick-Fil-A Says Artist Bo Muller-Moore's 'Eat More Kale' Slogan Too Similar To 'Eat Mor Chikin' 2011
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One of Urs's works I bought is a 6-by-8-foot silkscreen of a 1950s portrait of the actress Veronica Lake with a huge silver spoon placed on top of her, bisecting her face.
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Warhol's silkscreen prints were exhibited at the Jewish Community Center before moving to the Jewish Museum in New York, where they were subject to a withering review by art critic Hilton Kramer.
Ruth Levine; artist Post 2010
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Once I learn to silkscreen I'll make one and work out mailing.
"Would you like to see a little of it?" said the Mock Turtle. greygirlbeast 2010
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The company provides fast, high-quality CD and DVD production including video editing, DVD authoring, graphic design, photo realistic and silkscreen printing, and a variety of packaging, copy protection and fulfillment services.
Gabrielle Postal | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009
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