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