About The Artist:
Robert Cariola
Painter, sculptor, etcher, Robert J. Cariola was born in Brooklyn, New York. Cariola studied art at the Pratt Institute, New York, graduating in 1954. For a number of years the artist taught at Nassau County Fine Arts Museum. Thereafter he began teaching painting techniques at the National Art League, Douglaston, New York. During his career, Robert J. Cariola has received the New York State Council on the Arts grants. twice been awarded Tiffany...
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About The Medium:
Etching
The printing process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio (incised) in the metal. In traditional pure etching, a metal (usually copper, zinc or steel) plate is covered with a waxy ground which is resistant to acid. The artist then scratches off the ground with a pointed etching needle where they want a line to appear in the finished piece, exposing the bare metal. The plate is then put through a high-pressure printing press together with a sheet of paper (often moistened to soften it). The paper picks up the ink from the etched lines, making a print.