Drole de ciel Etching one shaped by pattern

one shaped by pattern

this series also resonates with writings on Warhol’s idols and the artist’s enduring fascination with the manufacture of public image

we are looking at a clear reference to Ogata Kōrin and the visual legacy of the Rinpa school

the sharply defined monochrome fields can be read not only as chromatic contrasts

Andrés Nagel belongs to that generation of Spanish artists that revolted against the abstraction and informalism

Drole de ciel Etching one shaped by patternEmbossed etching on paper signed in pencil by the artist and numbered edition of 35. Not many artists have researched as much into engraving as Antoni Clav has. His works on paper have many textures that the artist would achieve adding matter to the plate (carborundum is done by adding metallic powder to the stone to get a creased texture on the paper) or putting objects directly on it so the form of them would be stamped (embossing).