Nov 21, 2009 – Jan 2, 2010
Opening Reception: Saturday Nov 21, 7 – 10:30pm
Black Maria Gallery Project Wall
3137 Glendale Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90039
323.660.9393
www.blackmariagallery.com
info@blackmariagallery.com
Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 12pm until 6pm (or by appointment)
Online press release with additional images : http://leejosephpublicity.com/show/pushingthespaces
After the Playing Stopped acrylic on canvas
27'' x 30'' unframed, 32'' x 24'' framed
$1,700
Daniel Elson has spent the last few months developing this series which mostly focuses on some very old forms of print making. "Pushing the Spaces" consists of one-of-a-kind prints; all have been reworked after printing. There are no editions available at this time. Should the gallery and artist choose to make editions available, they will more than likely be limited to less than five.
LIST OF TERMS:
- Intaglio - printmaking techniques in which the image is incised into a surface, known as the matrix or plate. to print an intaglio plate, ink is applied to the surface and then rubbed with tarlatan cloth to remove most of the excess. the final smooth wipe is often done with newspaper or old public phone book pages, leaving ink only in the incisions. a damp piece of paper is placed on top and the plate and paper are run through a printing press that, through pressure, transfers the ink from the recesses of the plate to the paper. wikipedia
- Solarplate Photogravure - an intaglio printmaking process in which photographic images are printed using forms of mechanised etching of light sensative platic plates then developed in water.
- Drypoint - a printmaking technique of the intaglio family, in which an image is incised into a copper plate (or "matrix") with a hard-pointed "needle" of sharp metal or diamond point. wikipedia
- Lithography - a method for printing using a stone (lithographic limestone) or a metal plate with a completely smooth surface. in modern times, the image is made of polymer applied to anodized aluminium plates. The smooth surface is divided into hydrophilic regions which accept a film or water and while damp, these areas reject ink and hydrophobic (water repelling) regions which accept ink because the surface tension is higher on the greasier image area which remains dry because the water will part and run off the greasy image. This process is quite different to gravure or intaglio printing where a plate is engraved, etched or stippled to make cavities to contain the printing ink. wikipedia
- Cliche Verre - a method of etching on a ground-coated transparent material, or painting and drawing on a transparent surface, such as glass in this case, and printing the resulting image on a light sensitive paper. wikipedia
"I would like at this point to express my thanks to Columbus College of Art and Design and their print department for their assistance, especially students Mathew Clark and Jennifer Sands." Daniel Elson
The Resting Place
acrylic on board
4.25'' x 6.25'' unframed, 8'' x 10'' framed
$375
