Warren Editions

Cell: +27 (0)84 725 6628
Email: we@warreneditions.com
Website: www.warreneditions.com
Skypename: warreneditions

Core business

Master Printmaker, Zhané Warren, established Warren Editions in October of 2007. As a professional print studio, Warren Editions prints and publishes original fine art prints - which are for sale from the studio - by both emerging and established South African visual artists who, although are not primarily printmakers, are interested in the revival of printmaking as a contemporary medium. At Warren Editions, artists are introduced to the time-honoured intaglio and monotype techniques, offering artists the freedom to realise and originate ideas in multiple form.

Modus operandi

The printmaking process embraces a multifarious scope of method and media that enables artists to participate in the dialogue of contemporary art and culture. At Warren Editions, visual artists are encouraged to explore the multiple possibilities of print so as to develop an individual and sustained pathway in image making – whether printmaking is the core practice or the support for other processes. Due to the fact that prints are generally comprised of different layers, the artist is faced with the challenge of de-constructing and re-constructing their images. This partnering of play and organization often leads the artist to new directions in his/her general art practice.

At Warren Editions collaboration is central to the developing of the images: the print collaboration is a constant intercession between artist and printmaker. The printer’s role is to introduce the technical possibilities of the medium to the artist and to ensure a consistency in quality. At Warren Editions, the print collaboration is initiated by the artist’s vision. Zhané Warren recommends the best options and is responsible for the technical aspects of the plate production. Along with an assistant, Warren prints the edition after a Bon à Tirer Proof (go-ahead print) has been agreed upon between artist and printer.

Prints, which form part of an edition, each vary slightly in terms of a degree of darkness/lightness and although fine art prints are multiple originals, they are by no means considered reproductions. In fine art or original printmaking, the matrix is made by an artist, or under an artist’s direction, without the intention of reproducing a previously existing work of art. It is due to the fact that the matrix (metal plate) is hand inked and hand wiped that each print within an edition may differ. This of course, renders the printmaking process as significantly bespoke and pleasing to the aesthetes here at WE. At Warren Editions, technique for technique’s sake is avoided. Instead, WE endeavour to strike a balance between content and technique - meaningful content, skill and technique are used to communicate deep convictions and serious play.

Artists Warren Editions works with

Hentie van der Merwe
Tom Cullberg
Michael Taylor
Georgina Gratrix
Brett Murray
Sanell Aggenbach
Ruan Hoffmann
Justin Fiske
Liza Grobler
Am I Collective Illustration Studio

Internship program

Warren Editions as a professional printmaking studio invites printmakers and/or students wanting to learn more about traditional intaglio and/or monotype processes to participate in an internship.

Please visit our website for more details about the internship program.

Location

Warren Editions is situated on the 3rd flooron the corner of Bree and Dorp street in Cape Town.
The entrance to the building is just left of Bo-Kaap Motor Spares.

Postal AddressWarren Editions
Third Floor
151 Bree Street
Cape Town
8001
South Africa

Please notify the studio of your intended visit.

Reasons to love Cape Town

The city bowl = everything is walking distance
Can live and work in the inner city
Mountain
Multi-cultural nature of people
History and cultural heritage is evident throughout the city
Summers
Sea
Good food