Pressing Matters #35

Pressing Matters magazine is a publication full of inky inspiration, celebrating the best of modern printmaking from around the world. Made by printmakers for printmakers. Expect inky fingers, creative workspaces, sketchbooks and artworks – across all kinds of techniques and mediums. Any form of art is a form of power – it has impact, it can affect change. It can not only move us, it makes us move,” once said Pablo Picasso. The power of printmaking is something of a theme in this issue – from stories of love, hope and justice with social pioneer Corita Kent to the humorous yet emotive prints of Wuon-Gean Ho – the ability for art to conjure a feeling, evoke an emotion or encourage action are all present here. Featured artists include an exciting group of deep thinkers with a knack of harnessing their art to bring change into their worlds and that of others – whether it’s through community engagement, sharing their time-earned knowledge, or simply in how they apply ink to paper. Issue Thirty-five featured artists/studios: Anderson & Low • Joanne Bourne • Romson Regarde Bustillo Kyungjoo Choi • Sebastián Curi • Diogo deCalle • Wuon-Gean Ho Issue 35 Print Challenge • Corita Kent • La Maldita Estampa • Ross Loveday • Macarena Luzi • Jenny McCabe • Pirrip Press • Mr Smith Lisa Takahashi • Masha Titova • Wvjot