Mate

MATE By Gonzalo Adrian Battaglia Linoleum block print on hand-torn 300 gsm rag paper, 2018.    ABOUT THIS SERIES — BLOCK PRINTS "I first became interested in block printing through the influence of a fellow artist and teacher. But when I set my eyes on a reproduction of Albrecht Durer’s Horsemen of the Apocalypse, I really became intrigued with the block printing process. First, I draw the image on the printing surface (the plate) of either linoleum or wood. Then I carve around the lines using a variety of either traditional or rotary-powered tools. The most gratifying part of the process comes after the printing, when the finished image emerges as I peel the paper off the printing plate. If the carved plate does not look like the intended image, you know immediately if you succeeded or failed." — Gonzalo Adrian Battaglia