silk screen
noun
: a stencil process in which coloring matter is forced onto the material to be printed through the meshes of a silk or organdy screen so prepared as to have pervious printing areas and impervious nonprinting areas
also
: a print made by this process
Examples of silk screen in a Sentence
artists who work in silk screen
He decorated the office with paintings and silk screens.
Recent Examples on the Web
Marilyn Minter’s silk screen Hush (2023) greets visitors on entry.
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Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 8 Oct. 2024
Bouchra Khalili’s videos and silk screens in The Mapping Journey Project, 2008–11, which were produced with refugees and map Mediterranean migration routes, also convey the urgency that gives to works of art their full meaning.
—Simon Njami, Artforum, 16 Apr. 2024
Prince William made an appearance at Buckingham Palace, alongside Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent, and the Duchess and Duke of Gloucester—who jokingly asked how the figures on a traditional silk screen art piece kept their hats on, much to Sophie’s amusement.
—Isaac Bickerstaff, Glamour, 26 June 2024
The hotel is home to an impressive private art collection, which is displayed throughout the property: sculptures, paintings, and silk screens decorate the common spaces, as do antiques, such as the 1890 reception desk.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2024
An Andy Warhol silk screen print and a painting attributed to Jackson Pollock were taken.
—Christopher Kuo, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2024
Inside, the nine neutral hues recall a silk screen, stamped with mythological birds.
—Liana Schaffner, Allure, 21 Sep. 2023
The 1964 work — a 40-square-inch acrylic and silk screen on linen — sold at Christie’s in New York for $195 million (hammer price plus buyer’s premium), the auction house reported.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2022
The front parlor contained only a Warholesque silk screen of Bill Clinton.
—Ian Volner, The New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2021
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Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 8 Oct. 2024
Bouchra Khalili’s videos and silk screens in The Mapping Journey Project, 2008–11, which were produced with refugees and map Mediterranean migration routes, also convey the urgency that gives to works of art their full meaning.
—Simon Njami, Artforum, 16 Apr. 2024
Prince William made an appearance at Buckingham Palace, alongside Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent, and the Duchess and Duke of Gloucester—who jokingly asked how the figures on a traditional silk screen art piece kept their hats on, much to Sophie’s amusement.
—Isaac Bickerstaff, Glamour, 26 June 2024
The hotel is home to an impressive private art collection, which is displayed throughout the property: sculptures, paintings, and silk screens decorate the common spaces, as do antiques, such as the 1890 reception desk.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2024
An Andy Warhol silk screen print and a painting attributed to Jackson Pollock were taken.
—Christopher Kuo, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2024
Inside, the nine neutral hues recall a silk screen, stamped with mythological birds.
—Liana Schaffner, Allure, 21 Sep. 2023
The 1964 work — a 40-square-inch acrylic and silk screen on linen — sold at Christie’s in New York for $195 million (hammer price plus buyer’s premium), the auction house reported.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2022
The front parlor contained only a Warholesque silk screen of Bill Clinton.
—Ian Volner, The New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2021
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“Silk screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silk%20screen. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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