Painters Who Print is an exhibition that celebrates some of the artists who have worked at The Artists Press. Over the past twenty years of pioneering lithography in South Africa, Mark Attwood has noticed that artists who are primarily painters tend to make the most exceptional prints.

This trend was perhaps first noticed nearly 150 years ago with the Impressionist artists who were as revolutionary in their printmaking as they were in their painting.

Lithography is an extremely versatile technique and can be adapted to suit the work of most artists, however different their visions may be. From the reverse glass painting of CONRAD BOTES to the veils of oil pant used by JUDITH MASON, their proficiency in paint easily crosses printmaking.

Drawing and a strong graphic sense are the techniques that most associate with the world of original prints. Collectors are often heard saying, Yes, but is it a real print. Is it an etching? The domain of authentic prints extends beyond the edge of a copper plate, Original prints are so much more than exacting lines pressed into a sheet of paper.

In painting it is often the gesture of the mark making, the sizzling quality of the colours and subtle moods that paint handled by an expert can capture. What painting offers one is an insight into worlds that cameras and lines cannot adequately capture. The combination of texture, subject matter and colour when handled well almost punch one in the stomach, taking ones breath away.

A selection of work that has been done over the years at The Artists Press reveals aspects of this alchemy. See landscapes through the eyes of KIM BERMAN and KARIN DAYMOND, studies of the human form and its frailties in the work of JOHANN LOUW and ROBERT HODGINS. Examine social issues with PENNY SIOPIS and JUDITH MASON and wonder into the world of archetypes and the occasionally mythical with DEBORAH BELL and COLBERT MASHILE. Look at women with PAT MAUTLOA and ANDRE NAUDE.

South African painters who have worked at The Artists Press reveal their vision in print form. Monoprints by some of the artists will also be exhibited. To see the work go to www.artprintsa.com.

The 'Painters Who Print - Art on Paper' exhibition will be shown at the Gallery at Grande Provence from the 31st of October to the 1st of December.

The following sculptors will also be exhibiting : LOURENS JOUBERT, KARIN LIJNES AND WILMA CRUISE.