Woodcut and Sustainable Printmaking: A Material-Historical Inquiry

Selvihan Kılıç Ateş

doi:10.46372/arts.1891091

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Woodcut and Sustainable Printmaking: A Material-Historical Inquiry

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Bu çalışma, ağaç baskıyı yalnızca baskıresim tarihinin erken dönem çoğaltım tekniklerinden biri olarak değil, sürdürülebilir baskıresim üzerine düşünmek için tarihsel temelli bir referans olarak yeniden ele almaktadır. Çalışma, baskıresim tarihinin daha çok teknik ve estetik gelişmeler üzerinden incelenmesi nedeniyle malzeme kullanımı ve üretim süreçlerine sınırlı ölçüde yer verilmesi sorununa odaklanmaktadır. Araştırma; Çin ve Japonya’daki erken dönem ağaç baskı uygulamalarını, bunların Orta Çağ ve Rönesans Avrupası’ndaki gelişimini, endüstriyel dönüşümleri ve çağdaş ekolojik baskıresim yaklaşımlarını incelemektedir. Doküman analizi ve tarihsel karşılaştırmaya dayalı nitel bir yöntem benimsenmiştir. Bulgular, erken dönem ağaç baskı uygulamalarının birçoğunun su bazlı pigment kullanımı da dâhil olmak üzere görece düşük çevresel etki taşıyan malzeme ve üretim özellikleri sergilediğini; buna karşılık endüstrileşmenin potansiyel olarak zararlı maddelerin kullanımını artırdığını göstermektedir. Buna göre ağaç baskı, sürdürülebilir baskıresim için tarihsel ve kavramsal bir referans olarak değerlendirilebilir.

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Selvihan Kılıç Ateş ^*
0000-0001-8967-5490
Türkiye

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September 19, 2026

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February 16, 2026

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September 5, 2026

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Kılıç Ateş, S. (2026). Woodcut and Sustainable Printmaking: A Material-Historical Inquiry. ARTS: Artuklu Sanat Ve Beşeri Bilimler Dergisi, 16, 158-179. https://doi.org/10.46372/arts.1891091

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Kılıç Ateş, Selvihan. 2026. “Woodcut and Sustainable Printmaking: A Material-Historical Inquiry”. ARTS: Artuklu Sanat Ve Beşeri Bilimler Dergisi, nos. 16: 158-79. https://doi.org/10.46372/arts.1891091.

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Kılıç Ateş, Selvihan. “Woodcut and Sustainable Printmaking: A Material-Historical Inquiry”. ARTS: Artuklu Sanat ve Beşeri Bilimler Dergisi. 16 (September 1, 2026): 158-179. https://doi.org/10.46372/arts.1891091.

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Kılıç Ateş, Selvihan. “Woodcut and Sustainable Printmaking: A Material-Historical Inquiry”. ARTS: Artuklu Sanat Ve Beşeri Bilimler Dergisi, no. 16, Sept. 2026, pp. 158-79, doi:10.46372/arts.1891091.

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1.Selvihan Kılıç Ateş. Woodcut and Sustainable Printmaking: A Material-Historical Inquiry. ARTS. 2026 Sep. 1;(16):158-79. doi:10.46372/arts.1891091

Woodcut and Sustainable Printmaking: A Material-Historical Inquiry

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Ağaç Baskı ve Sürdürülebilir Baskıresim: Malzeme-Tarihsel Bir İnceleme

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