Monday 8 May 2017

Jim Dine etchings


Jim Dine was born in June 16, 1935 and is an American printmaker and pop artist and is also considered to be a part of the Neo Dada movement.


The first image I came across was the one above, I liked it because its busy and dark due to the black/blue ink. It sort of makes me think of a hammer filled cityscape by the way the hammers have been placed together. Going on I noticed that there is also a say and a hand included. I like how scratchy and messy the image is completely. 

The second image I came across was of these wrenches and I found them interesting because this etching is a lot cleaner than the last. You can completely make out everything in the picture and nothing else jumps out at you, however in contrast I like this one as its a very clean etching I guess.


Lastly I came across this image, It contrasts completely with the images above as, well obviously its colourful. I find this one interesting as I had never thought about this process while experimenting with etching myself.