02 May 2018

CANVAS STRETCHING DEMONSTRATION after Ike Taiga (1723-1776)


A few days ago we received this image and notification from Chapman & Bailey (Melbourne).



FREE CANVAS STRETCHING DEMONSTRATION
Saturday 12th May 2018
11am – 12 pm

BOOK NOW - Limited Spaces available!

You are warmly invited to attend a FREE canvas stretching demonstration presented by Mark Chapman.


*Chapman & Bailey Melbourne only*

For this demonstration, Mark Chapman, founder of Chapman & Bailey, will be demonstrating:
  - All about different stretcher profiles and bracing
  - How to put a stretcher together so it is square

  - Cutting the canvas to size
  - The art of stretching a canvas with and without 
    stretching pliers
  - What are wedges for?
  - Surfaces: The difference between linen and cotton, 
    unsized and primed canvas, 
    the different weights and densities of canvas you can use
  - A brief explanation of surface preparation for raw linen

Chapman & Bailey
Melbourne Art Shop
420 Johnston St
Abbotsford, VIC 3067
ph 03 9417 7957

Limited numbers! Please book a ticket to reserve a place.

*Wheelchair access



Stretching The Field

The Chapman & Bailey advertisement reminds us of something similar, the arcane preliminary painting practice known as Stretching The Field.
  
Ike Taiga records a public demonstration of this.


The Stretchers were dedicated apprentices who assisted and learned from their Void Master.


Painting The Void 

Taiga shows us a demonstration intended primarily for prospective practitioners of Painting The Void.

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