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Etchings<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Etching is a difficult yet beguiling medium with a long history that presents a wide and rich field of possibility. For an artist like Brian Michael Clarke, it is the physicality of the medium which makes it so attractive: the physical working and reworking of metal plates, biting them in acid; and interplay between plate, ink and paper. All of these aspects require a peculiar mixture of patience, tenacity, a certain boldness of vision and a willingness to experiment. While the process can be unforgiving or capricious at times, the accomplished etcher is rewarded with work that is imbued with a kind of inimitable sense of material presence; hard-won as it is, the work takes on a life of its own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Roseberry ToppinG & Pathways series<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Here we see a selection from two of Brian Michael Clarke’s most distinctive series. These bold monochromatic images harness the physicality of the plate\u2019s impression as well as a rich black ink to make images of direct expression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The ‘Tree of Strings’ series<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

This series of etching was inspired by the music of composer Harrison Birtwistle; in particular, his noted string quarted ‘The Tree of Strings’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The ‘Birtwistle’ series<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

This series of etching was inspired by the music of composer Harrison Birtwistle; the artist allowed the forms to evolve as something like a ‘visual score’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Elgin Marble series<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

This series of over 15 small etchings was inspired by the \u2018Parthenon Frieze\u2019 currently on display at the British Museum. There is a classical simplicity and coolness of design to the underlying structure which unifies these pieces; while, at the same time, elements seem free to jostle against, and break out of, those confines with a kind of rhythmic compulsion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PRINT > ETCHINGS Etchings Etching is a difficult yet beguiling medium with a long history that presents a wide and rich field of possibility. For an artist like Brian Michael Clarke, it is the physicality of the medium which makes it so attractive: the physical working and reworking of metal plates, biting them in acid; […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_theme","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-760","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brian-michael-clarke.art\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brian-michael-clarke.art\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brian-michael-clarke.art\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brian-michael-clarke.art\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brian-michael-clarke.art\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=760"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/brian-michael-clarke.art\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/760\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1243,"href":"https:\/\/brian-michael-clarke.art\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/760\/revisions\/1243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brian-michael-clarke.art\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}