About The Artist:
Moreno Pincas
Moreno Pincas was born in Bulgaria in 1936 and immigrated to Israel in 1949. He participated in exhibitions in Paris, Buenos Aires, Milan and Tel Aviv. Moreno’s creative work has a considerable literary element derived from various sources. His heroes, covered with loneliness and spiritual emptiness, find themselves in enigmatic social situations. Their features are often handled in great detail whether they are aged, expressive or...
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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.