For these monoprints, Giovanni used the subtractive method. First he rolled black ink to cover a copper plate, then he removed the light areas of the composition, leaving the black to be soaked up by the paper, when pressed.
[caption id=”attachment_13845″ align=”aligncenter” width=”300 Giovanni Battista Castiglione, monotype
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The Nancy Margolis Gallery in NY is currently displaying “Midnight Sun”, an exhibition by Seattle Artist League instructor Charity Baker. The show features figurative landscapes in both small scale plein-air and large scale studio paintings. The collection aims to examine the psychological effects of perpetual sunlight. Yearning to reconnect with nature during the global pandemic, …
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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione’s monotypes
For these monoprints, Giovanni used the subtractive method. First he rolled black ink to cover a copper plate, then he removed the light areas of the composition, leaving the black to be soaked up by the paper, when pressed.
[caption id=”attachment_13845″ align=”aligncenter” width=”300
Giovanni Battista Castiglione, monotype
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