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Printmaking, Aquatint on Paper
Size: 16 W x 20 H x 1 D in
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NOTE: PRICE INCLUDES A MAT AND FRAME, AND THE WORK ARRIVES WIRED AND READY TO HANG. PRICE ALSO INCLUDES ALL SHIPMENT COSTS. This etching was inspired by my series executed between 1996 and 2006 based on All Hallows Eve. Those works—large acrylic paintings on stretched canvases and monoprints in wood block inks—celebrated the obscurity, bloodcurdling, and mischievous spirituality involved in Halloween. All of these cartoon-like works, which used my previously established unconventional palette combinations and off-color humor, were sold to collectors around the word. I suddenly had the inclination to begin exploring my GOTH-POP genre again, although in etchings on paper and oil-based inks. I employed one zinc plate for this etching, which measured 8 inches wide by 10 inches high, or 20.320cm by 25.400cm. The plate required seven workings with etching tools in conjunction with seven baths in Nitric acid. The studio techniques I used included aquatint, intaglio, Chine collé, and drypoint; and, the media included oil-based etching ink and RivesBFK white paper, both from France. A mulberry bark paper from Thailand, infused with Japanese kozo threads and treated with home made methyl cellulose, made the color overlays in the printing process so vibrate. Seventeen individual pieces of hand cut mulberry bark papers were all placed on the inked plate and hand dampened with water before I ran the plate through the press. I hand printed and published this edition of five etchings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at The Center for Works on Paper. I used a large freestanding STAND model floor press whose bed is about 40 inches by sixty inches. This is the First of Four Editions. Each edition will be limited to only five etchings; moreover, each of the four editions will be executed in different ink colors printed on varying types/brands of etching papers.
Printmaking:Aquatint on Paper
Artist Produced Limited Edition of:5
Size:16 W x 20 H x 1 D in
Frame:Other
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
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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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