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Bear, Creature, and Pelican in Paris Print - Limited Edition of 10

Jerry DiFalco

United States

Printmaking, Aquatint on Paper

Size: 14 W x 11 H x 1 D in

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This etching is part of my ""PARIS" series and incorporated the techniques of intaglio, drypoint, and aquatint; I used my own blend of oil-based French printing inks to produce this violet/blue color and printed the plates on STONEHENGE printer's paper (from Great Britain; color-Cream). I used two zinc plates to produce this image, each placed on the press with a small separation space between them; each plate measures 5 inches high by 4 inches wide (12.7cm x 10.1cm), making the printed image 5 inches high by 8 inches wide (or 12.7cm high by 21cm wide). Print measures 12 inches wide by 10 inches high. FThe animals in this image -- inspired by an albumin print entitled, Notre Dame de Paris; Tower with Chimeras, and created in 1865 by Viollet-le-Duc, Eugene-Emanuel -- came to me in a dream before I beca work on the etching. The bear, chimera, and pelican of my dream came to me with a message about immortality. I awoke before I could decipher their message, and found this image the next day in Cornell University's A. D. White Architectural Photographs Collection. THIS PRICE INCLUDES: THE MATTED ETCHING IN AN ARCHIVAL MAT; A FRAME (11 inch x 14 inch, Type – Glass & Wood Edge / Semi-Ornate Style, Color - Gold); ALL HANDLING COSTS; SHIPMENT COSTS; CARDBOARD SHIPMENT CARTON; BUBBLE WRAP & OTHER PACKING MATERIALS; AND, A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY. The work is wired and ready to hang. Framing includes a brown craft paper backing. A wall hook and nail are included. NOTE ONE: When I printed this edition, I had a premonition and dream of blood on my leg. The angelic message was, "Do not print the second edition until a vein in your leg releases blood." NOTE TWO: On January 1, 2019, my cat bit a vein in my leg; and, I knew it was time to print the last edition, which will contain only five etchings. Therefore, between both editions, only fifteen prints exist.

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Printmaking:Aquatint on Paper

Artist Produced Limited Edition of:10

Size:14 W x 11 H x 1 D in

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Imagery and storyline—both vital components of my creative process—enable me to create a form of visual poetry. Consequently, photography is intricate to my artistic strategy, especially with regard to my etchings. In view of this, many of my printed images—accomplished via the studio techniques of intaglio, aquatint, drypoint, and Chine collè—originate from my own photographs, as well as ones I uncover during research into the archives of academia, historical societies, and museums. Upon locating a scene that fascinates me, I first sketch a few original drawings of the likeness, and next transfer that drawing onto my prepared zinc etching plate. NOTE: In my etchings that incorporate the Chine collè process, I use mulberry bark paper from Thailand, which is infused with Japanese kozo threads. The paper is also treated with methylcellulose. I endeavor to establish links between the metaphysical and physical worlds . . . between the realms of dream and reality . . . and between the natural and the fabricated. In a sense, I believe that art unveils everything that we mask behind our assumptions and biases . . . or rather, those realms we neglect—or refuse—to perceive. My label for our failure to examine these areas is, “The Phenomenology of Non-Connectedness", which I blame on today’s communicational tools such as Social Media, the Internet, texting on smart phones, and “tweeting”. MY ETCHING TECHNIQUE I work on metal etching plates treated with both hard and soft grounds. These grounds consist of mineral spirits, beeswax, oil of spike lavender, and other natural substances. After these grounds dry, I draw images with needles and other tools onto the plate. Next, the exposed areas are “etched into” the zinc or copper plate in a bath of Nitric Acid and spring water. An artist’s proof in then printed after the plate is cleaned; Moreover, two to seven additional plate workings, acid baths, and proof printings occur before my desired effect is obtained. When satisfied with my end result, I apply oil based etching ink onto the clean plate and then remove the excess ink with several wipes. Next, I align my etching plate onto the printing press bed and cover it with papers and press blankets. Finally, the plate goes through the press to obtain my print. This process is repeated until all editions are created. I usually create three to five editions of five or six etchings for each one of my plates.

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