Decalcomania

Decalcomania is a decorative technique by which engravings and prints may be transferred to pottery or other materials. Today, the term may also refer to a specific kind of visual art related to printmaking.

History[edit | edit source]

Decalcomania was invented in England around 1750 and imported into the United States by the 1860s. It was a popular method of decorating pottery in the 19th century and is still widely used today.

Technique[edit | edit source]

The process of decalcomania involves transferring a print or design from specially prepared paper to a surface such as glass or ceramic. The image is created on the paper using a special type of ink that can be transferred when the paper is soaked in water. The paper is then placed on the surface and smoothed out, after which the paper is removed, leaving the image behind.

In Art[edit | edit source]

In the 20th century, decalcomania was adopted by artists such as Max Ernst as a surrealist technique. Ernst would press paint between two surfaces and then pull them apart, creating a mirrored pattern that could be used as the basis for a painting.

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