Artwork description:
THE STORY
The starting point for this etching was a photograph I had taken and developed myself about 10 years ago -- I wanted to use it again in my current printmaking practice, so decided to do a photo etching, with some line etching and 'aquatinted' skies added on, to give it some drama. It holds nostalgia of the grey Calcutta monsoon skies, blurry with heavy rain-filled clouds, which make the birds of the city including pigeons, frantically fly about, and ultimately settle in their nests.
THE PROCESS
This is a combination of photo etching with some hand-drawn line etching and aquatint, made on a zinc plate. I have also done chine collé with very thin Nepalese paper.
Materials used:
BFK Rives paper, Nepalese paper, etching ink
Tags:
#bird art print #black and white #sky #original art #wall art #bird artwork #print #printmaking #birds in flight #grey sky #etching #fine art print #india #black and white art #rainy days #original print #bird print #art prints #indian #bird printmaking #indian art #india art #calcutta #black and white art print #fine art etching and engravingFeatured by our Editors:
Calcutta Skies ( 6.5"x7.5") (2015)
Etching / Engraving
by Amrita Saraogi
1 Artist Reviews
£350
- Etching / Engraving on Paper
- From a limited edition of 8
- Size: 22.86 x 25.4 x 0.03cm (unframed) / 16.51 x 19.05cm (actual image size)
- Signed and numbered on the front
- Style: Photorealistic
- Subject: Architecture and cityscapes
Artwork description
THE STORY
The starting point for this etching was a photograph I had taken and developed myself about 10 years ago -- I wanted to use it again in my current printmaking practice, so decided to do a photo etching, with some line etching and 'aquatinted' skies added on, to give it some drama. It holds nostalgia of the grey Calcutta monsoon skies, blurry with heavy rain-filled clouds, which make the birds of the city including pigeons, frantically fly about, and ultimately settle in their nests.
THE PROCESS
This is a combination of photo etching with some hand-drawn line etching and aquatint, made on a zinc plate. I have also done chine collé with very thin Nepalese paper.
Materials used:
BFK Rives paper, Nepalese paper, etching ink
Tags:
#bird art print #black and white #sky #original art #wall art #bird artwork #print #printmaking #birds in flight #grey sky #etching #fine art print #india #black and white art #rainy days #original print #bird print #art prints #indian #bird printmaking #indian art #india art #calcutta #black and white art print #fine art etching and engravingFeatured by our Editors:
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Artist Reviews (1)
This artwork is sold by Amrita Saraogi from United Kingdom
Amrita Saraogi
United Kingdom
About
I’m a post-lunch, afternoon printmaker. Through my art I seek
to better explore the private world of my self, and also the public world I
encounter. I keep making new discoveries about... Read more
