A series of experimental etchings evoking atmospheric Arctic seascapes. These pieces were made in memory of ice watches during the MaréMotrice artist residency in Greenland, sailing through foggy fjords. They function like a brilliant, shapeshifting, reveal through the fog and play with Arctic mirages and cause tricks of the eye. There are moments of clear detail and sublime wonder amidst fragmentation. Two etching plates were printed over each other multiple times in different orientations to create new and abstracted imagery. Stencils made of torn newsprint were used to block ink during the printing process, creating the white shapes throughout the works. The stencils were continually torn apart and reused throughout the series so that the stencil shapes become self-referential but are constantly transforming and deteriorating.
- Megan Broughton
- Ice Watch Studies, 2025
- etching (aquatint, hardground) with stencil
- 6 x 6 in (15.24 x 15.24 cm)
- Edition #80
- $50
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Available
- From Ice Watch Studies
- Subject Matter: ice, fog, magical realism, loss, transformation, sailing, Greenland