About The Artist:
Juan Sebastian Barberá Durón
Juan Sebastian Barbera was born in Mexico City in 1964. He studied art at the National School of Plastic Arts of the UNAM (Mexico) and industrial design at the UAM (Mexico). Barbera’s artwork has been featured in more than twenty-seven shows in Mexico, the United States, Spain, France, and India. Individual exhibitions, over 30 in different countries: Mexico, Spain, India and France. Collective Exhibitions, more than 10 in all the Latin...
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About The Medium:
Aquatint
An etching process in which tone is created by treating a plate with fine particles of acid resistant material (like powder resin) and then placing the plate in an acid bath. The acid bites into the plate between the grains of resin and when printed, the mass of tiny spots produces a textured area with tonal effects similar to watercolor wash.