En MAGMA los artistas desarrollan sus proyectos trabajando estrechamente en colaboración con un impresor, lo que promueve el intercambio y la experimentación. El impresor es el responsable del proceso de estampación, permitiendo al artista focalizar en los aspectos creativos de su proyecto.
Cada litografía es un original dado que el artista participó directamente en la creación de cada imagen y aprobó todas las impresiones del conjunto de la edición. Cada edición es impresa artesanalmente, cuidadosamente curada y documentada.
El estudio está equipado para la producción y edición de litografía sobre piedra, sobre plancha de aluminio y fotolitografía, la cual permite la incorporación de la fotografía y la imagen digital.
Desde el año 2008 el impresor Matías Amici colabora en la edición de obra gráfica de numerosos artistas argentinos. Ha colaborado en proyectos de artistas de Estados Unidos, Canadá, Francia, España, Zimbabwe, Grecia, Brasil, Ecuador y Uruguay.
En Magma desarrollamos el concepto de collaborative printmaking (gráfica colaborativa) que es la acción en la que un artista y un impresor se unen para trabajar juntos. Cada uno es experto en su campo y se unen para realizar un producto que es mayor a la suma de las partes implicadas.
Actualmente MAGMA continúa con su contribución
al crecimiento de la litografía en Argentina brindando su experiencia
profesional y ofreciendo un espacio ideal para aquellos artistas que deseen
trabajar en equipo en un ámbito de concentración y colaboración.
* * * English
MAGMA is a workshop dedicated to the production,
teaching and promotion of fine art lithography in Argentina, led by
master printer Matias Amici located in the City of Buenos Aires.
In MAGMA artists develop their projects working
closely together with a master printer, this opportunity promotes the exchange
and experimentation. The master printer is responsible for the printing
process, allowing the artist to be focus on the creative aspects of
the project. Each print is an original because the artist was directly
involved in the creation of each image and approved all impressions after they
are printed.
Each edition is printed by hand, carefully curated and
documented. Once it has been curated the artist then signs, titles and numbers
the prints.
The studio is equipped for the production and editioning
of lithography on stone, on aluminum plate and photolithography, which
allows the incorporation of photography and digital image-making.
Since 2008 master printer Matias Amici, has collaborated
in graphic projects of numerous Argentine and foreign artists. He has
collaborated on projects by artists from the United States, Canada, Spain, Greece,
Zimbabwe, Brazil, Ecuador and Uruguay.
In 2011 Matias Amici attended at Tamarind Institute for
an intensive training in the lithography technique. Tamarind Institute is a
center dedicated to research, education, and artistic projects in fine art
lithography, where printers around the world are trained. That's where he
incorporated the concept of collaborative printmaking currently implements at
MAGMA. Collaborative printmaking is the action in which an artist and a printer
work together. Each one is an expert in their field and come together to create
a work that is greater than the sum of the parts involved. The
collaboration allows the artist to fully focus on the creative process while the
printer makes sure that it is technically possible. The artist and printer work
closely together during the project, exploring techniques that best suit what
the artist has in mind. Print collaboration works best when both artist and
printer are open to new ways of doing things and are flexible in their
approach.
MAGMA currently continues its contribution to the
growth of lithography in Argentina offering their expertise and offering an
ideal place for artists who wish to work together in an atmosphere of total
concentration and collaboration.
