“Cuadrimetria Chicha” Silkscreen Prints
25 signed and numbered, 100 cm x 70 cm, Canson paper, 5 colours.
Hand-printed according to the traditional method in the very first Chicha workshop established in Lima.
The idea was (like in the other Chicha posters I did with the Equipo Plastico for “La Cuadrada” project) to give only the text to the local craftsman and allow them to design the silkscreen following an elaborate handmade tradition.
These prints are very unique for many reasons. The “Chicha” posters are traditionally used to announce Cumbia concerts that occur on a weekly basis. They must be designed and printed quickly to be distributed all over the city as rapidly as possible. A thin low-quality paper is used to facilitate the ease in which the posters are put up. Because of this technique there is a notable difference between a silkscreen print produced in the “Chicha” workshop and other prints produced in a conventional silkscreen workshop used by artists. These prints, like all silkscreens, are one of a kind, but the “defects” in the Chicha posters are exceptionally captivating. There are discrepancies in color, letter form and registry. This technique used on high quality paper make these imperfections even more interesting.
50 Euros + shipping costs (Europe: 9 Euros, Rest of the world: 11 Euros)
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