Tag: intaglio

John Himmelfarb

John Himmelfarb, “Uzzle”, 2001, Color Intaglio on Bluff Rives Paper, 20 x 23 ¾ Inches, Edition of 25

The Chicago-based artist John Himmelfarb, for n in Chicago in 1946, is a master printmaker, working frequently and simultaneously with lithography, intaglio, serigraphy, and the computer. A distinctive calligraphic quality unites this work, and as John Brunetti has observed, it reflects his belief that drawing is “an extension of handwriting, closest to recording the immediacy of the artist’s observations and states of mind; a fusion of verbal and visual language.”

Uzzle possesses the dense field of symbols and signs culled from Neolithic pictographs, Asian and Arabic alphabets and global religious symbols typically found in his prints. On February 16, 2001, the artist oversaw the printing by Gary Day using a plywood plate for the brown areas and zinc plates for the remaining colors. He was assisted by Julie Sopscak and Melissa Corwin.

Larry Vienneau Jr.

Larry Vienneau Jr., “Ravens Like Shiny Things”, 2010, Intaglio Etching, 5 x 7 Inches

Larry Vienneau Jr. is a  Professor of Art at Seminole State College of Florida. His beautiful prints of ravens are available for sale. Please visit his site to see more etchings and find information on his etching process. I have a space on my wall for some of these.     https://www.etsy.com/shop/RAVENSTAMPS?section_id=7757924&ref=shopsection_leftnav_2

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Reynold Weidenaar

Etchings by Reynold Weidenaar

Reynold Weidenaar was born in Grand Rapids in 1915. He studied at the Kendall School of Design and then at the Kansas City Art Institute. He won national awards while still a first year student. After moving back to Michigan from Kansas City, he quickly achieved fame and acclaim. He taught at Kendall School of Design for many years, but is best known for his exquisite black and white mezzotints. Reynold Weidenaar was internationally acclaimed for his work, focusing on local scenes, humor and satire, his personal worldview and politics in his work.

Reynold Weidenaar was a master of a technique known as intaglio printing.  In this type of printing, the artist uses special tools to etch an image into a metal plate.  The plate is then coated with ink, a piece of paper is placed on top, and the whole thing is run through a printing press, which transfers the image to the paper.  In order for the image to come out correctly, the artist much etch everything into the metal plate backwards.  This is especially impressive when you consider the detail and complexity present in many of Weidenaar’s prints.