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Definitive Proposal Draft after review 28 April 2020


WORKING TITLE:
An Investigation into Safe Printing Methods with Etching without Acid in Pakistani Art & Design Higher Education.

DESCRIPTION:
This project will investigate the safe printing methods that will be different and safer than our traditional methods. In particular, it will focus on the methods of “Etching without Acid” to investigate and demonstrate by the researcher own practice.
This issue is significant because the traditional printmaking methods, we use different acids and substance the hazardous chemical that can generate a high range of toxicity during the studio practice, which is a high risk for our health and safety and also for the safe printmaking studio practice’s environment.
Since this traditional method has been used from centuries, research and awareness campaign on safe methods of printmaking has been started in the world and safe methods are being introduced. While in Pakistan higher educational institutions where art degree is given, and artist’s individual studio practice. There is still the same traditional toxic methods are the part of curricula that is very dangerous not only for art teachers, students but also for everyone who is associated with printmaking studios. My research project can play a vital role in introducing new and safer methods of printmaking in art and Design higher education in Pakistan.  

RESEARCH KEY QUESTION:
1. How to investigate the safe printing methods, their challenges by etching without acid and explore safer alternatives to toxic printmaking processes?
2. How to investigate the new safe printing methods with etching without Acid, for the Pakistani Art & Design Higher Education?

 AIM OF THE PROJECT:
This project aims to explore new Safe methods through the researcher’s own practice in order to raise awareness of health & safety by safe methods to demonstrate, it can be done using in my University as a case and this research project will play an important role first time in introducing new and safer methods of printmaking, especially in Pakistani higher art education.   .




PROJECT OBJECTIVES:
The objectives of this research project is to investigate and evaluate safe printing methods and alternatives, through the researcher's own practice, to raise awareness of health & safety by safe Printing methods.
1.  The Production of Electro Etching machine, to make Possible the etching without Acid for safe studio practice' that can be the base of experimental Creative safe practice.
2. To test this new structure of electro etching, Machin’s every aspect in order to critically evaluate the relationship between printmakers' creative practices and the exploration of 'environmentally safe printing methods.
3. To produce a visual art practice by new safe methods, the results of these creative works will meet the aims of this project, and will raise awareness of Health and Safety and change print studio Practice at my university.
CONTEXT:
This research project particularly consist of the major  subject of safe Printing and issues of printmaking studio Practice with the context of Health and safety with Pakistani art & Design Higher Education Context.
A literature search dealing specifically with Safe Printing Methods with Etching without Acid revealed the limited nature of existing published literature, with less a 3 references relating directly to issues of safe printmaking practices. { Dr Wael A. Sabour. 2017(Vol-58, The Non-Toxic Contemporary Approach to Teaching Printmaking Art} Cedric, Green FRSA. 2013(Green Print Prints A Handbook On Some New Methods For Non-Toxic Intaglio Etching ) PENGELLY, J., 1997(Environmentally sensitive printmaking: a framework for safe practice)
The approximately 900 references available related Fine art Printmaking, most of they are specific to fine arts printmaking, in that most of the research references describes the techniques of printmaking, with the exception of a few that describe brief health & safety. In addition, the following three references refer to safe Printing methods, health & safety .that the researcher can use as a reference in his research. But there is no mechanism available which is established especially for health and safety of art and Design as international law.
There is no availability of any literature related to safe methods of Printmaking in the Context of Health & safety in Pakistani higher education.
By the deep review this relevant sources the researcher can find the best Safer Methods to fill this Gap specifically deal with safe printmaking methods and alternatives.
In this research project the researcher will continue the critical reviews of the relevant sources to full fill the Gap in the context of safe printing methods with health and safety issues. 

METHODS:
The contextual review has pointed out that there is no pre-existing authoritative and safe way for a working safe printmaking practice that allows an artist, printmaker to continue a safe, healthy creative work, especially in Pakistanis. Syllabus based practice in higher education institutes of art and design and artist’s personal studio practice. This is where the foundation of my research begins, so this research will be brought to a logical conclusion in the following Methodologies.
(1) Take a closer look through the deep review of relevant Sources and find out more aspects related to the research project.
(2) make possible the electro etching Unit making and replacing the traditional printmaking practice with an electro-etching machine and continuing the creative process through it.
(3) The researcher will do creative work through safe practice using an electro-etching machine which will be presented as evidence in this research.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

 PENGELLY, J.1997. “Environmentally sensitive printmaking: a framework for safe practice. 
“PhD thesis, Robert Gordon University UK. Available from: http://openair.rgu.ac.uk

Cedric,Green.FRSA. 2013. “Green Prints: A Handbook on some new methods for non- toxic Intaglio etching and metal Plate Printmaking. Eighteenth edition October 2013. Sheffield S11 8RP Printed in France. Published by Ecotech Design 26 Botanical Road.

Dr Wael, A. Sabour. 2017. “The Non-Toxic Contemporary Approach to Teaching Printmaking Art.
"Vol.58,.ISSN 2224-6061 (Paper) ISSN 2225-059X (Online) Page # 52-54. https://www.iiste.org

Alfonso, C. 2014. “Electro-etching handbook: A safe, non-toxic approach. 1st edition July 2018.
Printed in Madrid, Spain. Published By Alfonso Vega Crujera, Madrid, Spain
Printed in Madrid, Spain.











 








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