Portfolio "Ruins" - Limited Edition of 50 Print

Portfolio title: Ruins The portfolio includes 5 different prints on Fabriano rosaspina bianco paper, 385 grams and the prints are packed in soft cardboard covers with the title and the author's name printed on them. Edition size: 50 Plate size: 250x370 mm Paper size: 350x500 mm Technique: aquatint, dry point, spit bite The concept of behind this series of works of equal importance is threefold: conceptual, visual and technogical. Space has always been one of the main areas of interest that marked my career as an artist However, the fact that I have been using different media the approach to this complex phenomenon has also been different. The series of works is based on the assumption that we are defined by our surroundings. Though the works are figurative not referring to any specific living space , they allude to the universal condition present in similar spaces and that can be found anywhere. Our relation to our common heritage is a typical indicator of the spirit of the people, and so is the devastated surroundings its reflection. In this respect this work is a portrait of the living space and its inhabitants. The visual part of the concept refers to observing, and raising awareness of what we see every day. As Cezanne did with his Mount Saint-Victorie 80 years ago depicting it in ifferent ltimes of the day and weather conditions, my ideaswas also to observe the segments of our everyday environment. The light and its transience imposed imposed themselves as important elements since I wanted each work to include this aspect reflecting the universal atmosphere – transience, devastation and neglect of our immediate environment defining us, too. The third part of the work refers to the technological aspect. For an artist prone to experimenting printing seems to be the most conveninet medium. Exactly the alchemy is the most inteesting, but also the most exhausting part of the work. Texture, present in all motives, imposed itself as a problem and ifor the reason I used aquatint in the first phase as the foundation for the further work. If the result had been satisfying, I turned to the second hase in which I created the textures. Combining certain types of detergents with hard ground (asphalt) which I applied to metal surface turned out to bhe the best possible solution. This resulted in unpredictable reactions and textures corresponding to the motif itself.

Multi-paneled Printmaking:Aquatint on Cardboard

Artist Produced Limited Edition of:50

Size:19.7 W x 13.8 H x 0 D in

Number of Panels:2

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