In etching, the plate is first covered by a wax ground. It is this “resist” which protects the plate from the acid. Removing this covering with a needle will expose the underlying plate surface to the acid. Mistakes can be corrected by painting over with “Stop out” varnish. This is ...
Hot orange bath reimagines Ribes' original oil painting through labour intensive photopolymer etching. The unusual medium allows the capture of both meticulous detail and dense pigment, resulting in a sleek but amply textured print. Uncanny and restricted by the coiled bath, the central figure is ...