Medium: Etching with hand-coloring Dimensions: 3 x 2 inches (image), 11 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches (sheet) Signature: Signed Artist details: French, 1939 Edition: EA
Medium: Etching Dimensions: 4 1/2 x 3 3/4" (plate), 8 5/8 x 7 3/4" (sheet) Signature: Signed Artist details: Japanese, 1966 Edition: of 15
Recommended by Emma (Marketing & Communications Manager): Obata has left some room for interpretation in this piece, and when I look at it I see an entire world within a tide pool, as if I'm looking towards the sky from the bed of the pool, and there's a bird flying above. The textures, liness, and movement within the piece all come together in a satisfying way.
Series: Silencio, Silencio Portfolio Medium: Etching Dimensions: 12 x 17 inches Signature: Signed Artist details: Spanish, 1930 - 2020 Date finished: 1970 Edition: 25/92 Publisher: Atelier Lacourière et Frélant, Paris
Recommended by Sam (Owner & Director): Genoves portfolio Silencio, responding to the horrors of the Spanish Civil War, speaks loudly of protest and the price of dissent. His masterful use of spit bite and aquatint create a powerful image freely expressed rather than meticulously didactic.
Medium: Etching Dimensions: 5 x 4 7/8 inches Signature: Signed Artist details: Russian, 1959 Date finished: 2010 Edition: of 60
Recommended by Nikki (Fine Print Photographer & Content Publisher): "This tiny etching is expertly crafted by Eastern European artist, Vladimir Zuev, to illustrate the story of Leda and the swan (aka, Zeus pretending to be a swan). Zeus seduces or rapes Leda, depending on the storyteller. Zeus fills the background, but subtly, despite his violent action. Instead, Zuev centers the story on Leda and does not overly sexualize her like most popular depictions, including not giving her hair. There are clues to her gender, but she is closed off to the viewer with her crossed legs and bent arms - not available for visual consumption. Instead, Leda is looking directly at the viewer - forcing us to look at her humanity.
This image serves as a reminder that violence towards women is still prevalent, but not just in overt actions. It exists in the books we read, the media we consume, the words we use, the stories we retell, the art we purchase. This small image packs a very large punch and reminds us to critically analyze our own behaviors and constructs of thinking around women and violence."