Don’t underestimate the power / Of the Berlin TV tower
by James Glazebrook
When Zoë got me this lino- and woodcut set from RSVP for Christmas, I wanted to do a print of something iconic, something quintessentially Berlin. Naturally (predictably?), I chose the Fernsehturm – I know my linocut is rough and all, but hopefully you can tell that’s what it is! Next stop, woodcut – so watch this space… But if you want to see how it’s really done, check out Käthe Kollwitz, herself a Berlin icon.
Could you resurrect the Palast der Republik for one last print? That bronze and ebony facade (perhaps on pleasingly yellowed paper) might lend itself to the medium.
Great idea. A little more challenging than the TV tower, but I’ll have a go!
What fun! I love the idea of a Berlin print series.
Thanks!
Any suggestions for a Berlin icon I can do a woodcut of?