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About Serigraphs

Serigraphy is the art of fine art printing; literally “seri” means silk in Latin and “graphos” means to write in Greek. Yet it was neither the Greeks nor the Italians who invented the technique of serigraphy! This term was coined in the 1940s to distinguish fine art printing from its commercial counterpart, which is simply called screen printing or silkscreen printing. It was the Chinese who first used serigraphy for printing, as early as 500 A.D. From there on, the technique spread to Japan and other countries in Asia. It reached Europe in the late 18th century, but printing by this method was not widespread there, as silk was not as easily found.

This method of printing is based on the principle of stencil, where ink is passed to a fine mesh of silk that has been stretched on a frame. The ink passes through the silk except through those areas that have been blocked off by the artist. The same silk mesh is then washed and used again to add a different colour. This process allows for the creation of flat areas of colour much like an artist painting on his canvas! It was Andy Warhol who popularized the use of serigraphy and took it to its zenith in the 20th century. In India, M.F. Husain turned to this medium regularly, Manjit Bawa excelled in the use of serigraphy early in his career, and many other artists also worked in this medium. This collection includes serigraphs by renowned artists like S.H. Raza, M.F. Husain, Jyoti Bhatt, Manu Parekh and Thota Vaikuntam.