Accordion Artist’s Books with Alfons Bytautas RSA : Academician’s Masterclass
Alfons Bytautas RSA, photo Joe Costigan
Early Bird: £140
Standard: £160
Concession (Student, Senior Citizen (65+), Unemployed, Disabled): £150 10am - 4pm
Join renowned Scottish painter and printmaker Alfons Bytautas RSA to create your own artist’s book. In this experimental workshop, we'll explore the various methods and materials we can use to create a unique book using a simple accordion-fold structure.
An Early Bird Discount is available for bookings made over 1 month prior to the start date!
The accordion book format was developed from the scroll, a long-rolled strip of paper that is still used for brush painting and calligraphy in China, Japan, Taiwan and Korea. Over time, instead of being rolled, the long sheets were folded to make a book like structure which allows the pages to be unfolded and displayed.
In this masterclass, we’ll explore innovative ways of creating artworks to display in our books using simple monotype printing and collage before experimenting with accordion folding techniques to create our book structures. Participants will be encouraged to be creative and explore various methods of creating their own unique books.
All materials will be provided but you should bring source materials such as sketchbooks and photos that will act as inspiration. This masterclass is suitable for complete beginners and experienced artists alike.
We’re currently offering two Masterclasses with Alfons Bytautas RSA, Gelli Plate Printmaking and Accordion Artist’s Books. To book both masterclasses in this series at a combined Early Bird Discount rate of £270, please contact info@royalscottishacademy.org and quote ‘Combined Early Bird Discount - Alfons Bytautas RSA Masterclasses’ in your email. We will then be in touch to arrange payment.
About Alfons Bytautas RSA
Alfons Bytautas RSA is a renowned Scottish artist based in Newcastle whose abstract paintings, drawings and prints centre on chance interplays and the abstraction of natural forms.
Born in Selkirk in the Scottish Borders, Alfons Bytautas RSA studied at Edinburgh College of Art (1972-77) before going to Paris to study at Atelier 17, the studio of the esteemed Modernist printmaker Stanley William Hayter. Bytautas was Master Printmaker at Edinburgh Printmakers' Workshop from 1979 to 2009, where he was instrumental in developing and promoting innovative print techniques.
