ONE-OFF:

The Cartellino Artist Proof Collection 

Kristen Cain, Marge Chavez, Gerecho Iniel Cruz, Boboy Dado, Christina Lopez, Cyrene Navia, Gabi Nazareno, Henrielle Pagkaliwangan, Jone Sibugan, Anton Villaruel

Jul 18 To Aug 18, 2024

 

 

 

 

Outside the numbered and editioned copies, artists often set aside special versions of a print for their personal use. These form the artist proofs—a print’s unique versions conventionally unintended for sale and for display to the public.

Kristen Cain

Marge Chavez

Gerecho Iniel Cruz

Boboy Dado

Christina Lopez

Cyrene Navia

Gabi Nazareno

Henrielle Pagkaliwangan

Jone Sibugan

Anton Villaruel

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One-Off: The Cartellino Artist Proof Collection offers a limited chance to acquire these rare fine art prints by ten artists.
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Although largely kept out of the market’s reach, these prints play an integral role in the printmaking process.

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They may also emerge from quality control procedures, essentially as trial prints that help identify corrections needed to achieve the intended outcome.
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Still, other printmakers consider artist proofs as the mother print or master from which succeeding copies will be based or made.

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Depending on how they figured in the process, artist proofs may or may not appear exactly the same as the numbered copies.
But they still come signed and inscribed with "AP" or “A/P.”
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After all, only a few artist proofs come out of the printmaking process—as many as the artist’s drive for experimentation and quality would necessitate.

 

 

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Artist proofs may possess higher quality after undergoing scrutiny as trial copies. Or they may offer a glimpse into the unfolding of the artist’s intent as exploratory or master prints.
Together, these make artist proofs highly prized and personal not only for the artist, but for the broader printmaking tradition as well.
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Special thanks to Henrielle Baltazar Pagkaliwangan for providing the printing process video clips in this page.