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GALLERY NIGHT

Gallery Night Opening Reception 
on Friday December 5, 5:00 -  8:00 PM 
at the Ink-Shop 330 E. State Street, 
2nd floor of the CSMA Building
 
 

Fine Edge: 9 Intaglio Artists
Steven Barbash, Zevi Blum, Ladislav Hanka, Kumi Korf,
Nancy Lasar, Tim Merrick, Elisabeth Meyer, 
Gillian Pederson-Krag, Masha Ryskin
The technique of "intaglio", or  "etching" as it is sometimes called, dates back to the 15th century. Intaglio refers to a family of printmaking techniques in which the image is incised into a surface, known as the matrix or plate. Normally, copper or zinc plates are used as a surface, and the incisions are created by etching, engraving, drypoint, aquatint or mezzotint.  The plate is inked, and excess ink is removed from the surface, leaving ink in the recesses. An impression is made by using a press to push the paper into the inked lines. Artists Durer and Rembrandt used this particular method, but over the years other artists have developed a variety of other mark-making techniques. For example, Goya famously used aquatints to add tonal areas. Picasso's well-known series of bull fights utilize sugar-lift, best for a drawing-like effect.
 
The nine intaglio artists in this exhibit use a wide variety of techniques to express their personal vision.  Steven Barbash , Zevi Blum and Tim Merrick  use line drawings in hard ground,  Gillian Pederson Krag  works mostly with soft ground, which creates softer lines that have the quality of pencil lines. Ladislav Hanka draws into the plate with a sharp metal needle, called drypoint, to create a vivid line with its characteristic burr. Kumi Korf and Elisabeth Meyer use aquatint in their color etchings. Nancy Lasar and  Masha Ryskin use several techniques  in their prints, including those mentioned above.

All artists in the Fine Edge exhibition have produced a vast body of intaglio prints. There will be much to be appreciated and compared.


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