New Work - July 2015

Etchings, Graveures, and Drypoints in the August 2015 One-Man Exhibition at New Grounds Galleries, Albuquerque, New Mexico

During the summer of 2015 I prepared and presented a one-man show at the well-known New Grounds Gallery and Print Workshop in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA (http://newgroundsprintshop.com). The content draws upon the form and figure in ballet. The show comprises 20 intaglio pieces, all related in some way or another to dancers and performers in ballet. The subject matter includes nudes, portraits, and ballet subjects (both in performance and in backstage moments). This page highlights a few of the prints that are featured in the show, titled "Body and Movement : Etchings by Brian Giza".

In addition to producing art, intaglio printmaking requires pencil signatures, numbering, and titles for every print in an edition. With twenty editions in the show, that is a lot of signatures!

The artist (in July 2015) Holding up another of the prints being prepared for the August 2015 show at New Grounds Workshop and Gallery (In this case, the drypoint engraving "Hannah on a Couch").

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A particular pleasure (and honor) was seeing some of the individuals in the portraits attending the show - in the case of the subject of "Mane", driving over four hours to get to the show (my many thanks, Amanda!).

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