Screenprinting originated in China, around AD 221 to transfer designs onto fabrics. Following this, the Japanese began using simple stenciling techniques as a way to create imagery. At this time stencils were cut out of paper and the mesh was woven from human hair.
The art form made its way to Europe in the 18th Century but did not immediately become largely accepted. France began using silk screens to print onto fabric earlier in the 17th Century.
In the early 1900s, squeegees were formed and used as a way of pulling ink through the screen mesh. Roy Beck, Charles Peter, and Edward Owens are credited with revolutionizing the commercial screen printing industry by their introduction of photo-imaged stencils to screenprinting.
By the 1960’s Pop Artists such as Peter Blake, Andy Warhol and Robert Rauschenberg used screen printing, mostly serigraphy, as an important element of their art.
American entrepreneur, artist, and inventor Michael Vasilantone created, developed, used, and sold a rotatable multi-color garment screen printing machine in 1960. His patented creation resulted in a boom in printed T-shirts.
Screenprinting has a rich history and the world’s most famous artworks were made from this method.
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