By combining ottchil, a traditional Korean lacquer used in craft, and silkscreen, a modern printmaking technique, this study aims to explore new methods of surface formation applicable to the field of metalcraft and to expand the design domain through...
By combining ottchil, a traditional Korean lacquer used in craft, and silkscreen, a modern printmaking technique, this study aims to explore new methods of surface formation applicable to the field of metalcraft and to expand the design domain through the production of metal works that adopt the visual language of pop art. To this end, the material properties and techniques of ottchil, the process principles and applications of silkscreen, and the visual language of pop art are examined theoretically, and a metal surface printing method that uses ottchil as a silkscreen printing medium is defined as the ‘Ottchil-silkscreen’, whose process is then systematized. Based on geumtaechil, the application of ottchil to metal, the study examined the ottchil film adhesion stability experiment by the number of times of high-temperature curing of ottchils, and examines the printing conditions of the ottchil-silkscreen by setting screen mesh count, ottchil viscosity, and the gap between the metal plate and the screen as major variables.
The experimental results show that when high-temperature curing is repeated under appropriate temperature and time conditions, a stable ottchil coating film is formed on the metal surface, and that the density and adhesion of the film improve as the number of coating layers increases. Based on white ottchil, it was confirmed that the 150〜200 mesh was suitable for printing, and the design was most clearly printed when the screen was placed about 1mm higher than the thickness of the metal plate. In addition, the ottchil-silkscreen technique, which uses ottchil as a printing medium, has advantages over conventional chemical ink-based silkscreen in terms of work safety and eco-friendliness, and can serve as a decorative method that produces deep color and gloss through repeated printing.
From a formative perspective, this study produced ottchil-silkscreen works by applying the visual language of pop art-such as repetition, flatness, bold outlines, and strong color contrast-to daisy flower images as natural plant motifs. This confirmed the possibility of a new metal surface expression that combines the unique color and gloss of ottchil with the graphic imagery of silkscreen and the colors and patterns of pop art, and suggested the expansion of a formative language in which traditional materials, modern printmaking techniques, and popular visual codes intersect. The ottchil-silkscreen technique is thus presented as a metal decorative expression that can secure both eco-friendliness and repeatable printability in metal craft, and it holds academic and practical significance as a basis for subsequent research integrating ottchil, silkscreen, and pop art, as well as for the development of cultural products derived from traditional crafts.