This copper etching explores the contradictions in how humans express love. One figure cages birds in the name of affection, while another releases them. 'People Love Differently' confronts our moral choices, urging empathy and true freedom as the highest form of love. Art Direction: Debora Oden. - Chosen Winner - American Illustration 44. - Selected for the Savannah Artist Showcase at Cedar House Gallery, Savannah, USA. - Selected for the SCAD Fine Arts Showcase (Fall 2024 to Spring 2025) at Alexander Hall, Savannah, USA. - Final Selection, Ironbridge Printmaking Competition, UK 2025 Framed, artist proof available for sale through the SCAD Art Gallery.
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Timeline
2 Weeks
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Challenge
To create a copper etching.
Solution
While illustrating a personal project I had in mind, this copper etching was created using various techniques, including drawing with drypoint and on liquid hard ground; etching in ferric chloride acid baths and creeping water bites before printing in a press. Size: 28cm x 35cm
