About The Artist:
Ronald Mallory
Ronald Mallory was an artist who worked in New York City and Milan, Italy, and later lived in San Miguel de Allende Mexico. In the sixties, he was one of the foundational members of the kinetic art movement. In particular, his works involving mercury and acrylic have become icons, and are represented in many collections, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York as well as most of the top museums and collections in the United States and...
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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.