Exhibition September 13-October 5 2013

Black on white

Rules for a reasonable passion

Childhood Memories. Engraving, 2013.

Opening:
ModenaArteSuCarteFriday September 13 at 19h
The artist will be present

Address:
Gallery Arte su Carte
Viale Fratelli Rosselli 21-25
41125 Modena (IT)
Tel. & Fax: 0039-59-390354
Website Laboratorio d'Arte Grafica di Modena

Opening hours:
Monday to Friday 9h30-13h30 and 15h30-19h30
Saturday and Sunday 10h30-12h30 and 16h30-19h00

The exhibition presents a rich selection of engravings, many of large size, done in the recent past with various techniques, with an emphasis on black-and-white prints.

The show also contains the entire corpus of 22 original incisions of Exercises in Physiognomy by Luca Leonelli (Edited by Gabriele Mazzotta, Milano 2008).

The exhibition furthermore presents Sidereus Nuncius, with two poems by Arturo Schwarz and two engravings by Luca Leonelli (Edited by Roberto Gatti, 2013).

 

  • Childhood Memories (Self-portrait as a 2 year old), 1995. Drypoint, <br />plate 65.5 x 80 cm (paper 70 x 100 cm).
  • The Legs of Democracy, 2013. Drypoint, <br />plate 49,5 X 59,5 cm (paper 60,5 x 80,5 cm).
  • The Pied Piper of Hamelin, 2013. Etching, aquatint elaborated with burnisher, and drypoint, plate 80 x 100 cm (paper 100 x 125 cm).
  • Figure in the Woods, 1995. Drypoint on aluminium, <br />plate 94 x 64.5 cm (paper 120 x 80 cm).
  • Meeting with Saint Jerome, 1995/2013. Drypoint and aquarel, <br />plate 65.5 x79 cm (paper 80 x 125 cm).
  • Entrance, 2011. Etching and mezzotint, <br />plate 32 x 41 cm (paper 50 x 70 cm).
  • Public murmuring, 2011. Etching and mezzotint, <br />plate 32 x 41 cm (paper 50 x 70 cm).
  • Oracle, 2012. Etching and aquatint on zinc elaborated with burnisher, plate 59 x 40 cm ( paper 80 x 60 cm).
  • False Prophet, 2012. Drypoint with some mezzotint detailing, <br />plate 54 x 34.5 cm (plate 80 x 60 cm).
  • The Game of the Goose, 2013. Drypoint, <br />plate 71 x 106 cm (paper 90 x 125 cm).
  • Voices, 2012. Aquatint elaborated with burnisher and drypoint, <br />plate 49 x 64.5 cm (paper 60 x 80 cm).
  • Eggman. Etching, mezzotint and drypoint, <br />plate 19.7 x 14.8 cm (40 x 30 cm).
  • Self-portrait, 1995. Drypoint, <br />plate 90 x 65.5 cm (paper 100 x 70 cm).