Etching

What is etching?

Etching is a technique where a design is created on a metal surface by using a strong acid or mordant to eat away the unprotected parts of the metal, leaving the desired pattern in relief (intaglio). In modern art and manufacturing, different chemicals may be used depending on the material being etched.
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Abts, Tomma

Adnan, Etel

Alcaraz, Jordi

Alechinsky, Pierre

Amorales, Carlos

Anastasi, William

Andersson, Mamma

Appel, Karel

Arman, Fernandez

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Bacon, Francis

Baechler, Donald

Baj, Enrico

Barceló, Miquel

Bartolini, Massimo

Baselitz, Georg

Bedia, José

Benglis, Lynda

Beuys, Joseph

Borrell, Alfons

Borremans, Michael

Bourgeois, Louise

Bradley, Joe

Braque, Georges

Brown, Glenn

Bury, Pol

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Calder, Alexander

Calleja, Javier

Camnitzer, Luis

Celmins, Vija

Chagall, Marc

Chia, Sandro

Chillida, Eduardo

Clave, Antoni

Clemente, Francesco

Close, Chuck

Corneille, Guillaume

Cragg, Tony

Craig-Martin, Michael

Cruz-Diez, Carlos

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De Cordier, Thierry

Delaunay, Sonia

Delvaux, Paul

Dias, Antonio

Diebenkorn, Richard

Dine, Jim

Disler, Martin

Doig, Peter

Dorazio, Piero

Dr Lakra,

d'Haese, Reinhoud

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Emin, Tracey

Ensor, James

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Ferrari, León

Folon, Jean-Michel

Fontana, Lucio

Francis, Sam

Frankenthaler, Helen

Freud, Lucian

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Giacometti, Alberto

Gordillo, Luis

Gormley, Antony

Grooms, Red

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Halley, Peter

Haring, Keith

Hartung, Hans

Hayter, Stanley William

Hayón, Jaime

Hernandez Pijuan, Joan

Hirst, Damien

Hockney, David

Hodgkin, Howard

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Innes, Callum

J

Johns, Jasper

Johnson, Rashid

Jones, Allen

K

Kaga, Atsushi

Kapoor, Anish

Katz, Alex

Kauffman, Craig

Kentridge, William

Kneffel, Karin

Kuitca, Guillermo

Kusama, Yayoi

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LeWitt, Sol

Lichtenstein, Roy

Lupertz, Markus

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Maggi, Marco

Marshall, Kerry James

Matisse, Henri

Matta, Roberto

Meese, Jonathan

Miller, Harland

Miró, Joan

Moore, Henry

Motherwell, Robert

Mullican, Matt

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Nauman, Bruce

Nieuwenhuys, Constant

Nitsch, Hermann

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Ofili, Chris

Oldenburg, Claes

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Paladino, Mimmo

Penck, A.R.

Perry, Grayson

Picasso, Pablo

Plensa, Jaume

Porter, Liliana

Prouvost, Laure

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Rainer, Arnulf

Ray, Man

Rosenquist, James

Ruscha, Ed

Ràfols-Casamada, Albert

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Santibañez, Katia

Schutte, Thomas

Scully, Sean

Serra, Richard

Siena, James

Smith, Kiki

Soulages, Pierre

Stella, Frank

Su, Xiaobai

Sultan, Donald

Sutil, Francisca

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Tamayo, Rufino

Tapies, Antoni

Tilson, Joe

Tinguely, Jean

Tobey, Mark

Trockel, Rosemarie

Turrell, James

Tuymans, Luc

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Uecker, Gunther

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Valdés, Manolo

Vasarely, Victor

Venet, Bernar

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Wang, Huai-Qing

Wayne, Thiebaud

Wood, Jonas

Wou-Ki, Zao

Wylie, Rose

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Tide (2nd State)

James Rosenquist

Tide (2nd State), 1976

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LI

Jaume Plensa

LI, 1988

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Tierköpfe - Ziege braun, 2005

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Alex Katz

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White Shirt (Rob)

Alex Katz

White Shirt (Rob), 2021

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Girl doing homework II

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Girl doing homework II, 1974

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Incontri ravvicinati

Enrico Baj

Incontri ravvicinati, 1986

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Generale con la sua favorita

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Generale con la sua favorita, 1978

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Personnage de guerre

Enrico Baj

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Double Map of Ireland, 1990

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B1

Callum Innes

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You are a prince

Jaime Hayón

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Nowhere to go

Jaime Hayón

Nowhere to go, 2022

Limited Edition Print

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The mediation

Jaime Hayón

The mediation, 2022

Limited Edition Print

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Arte Povera

Arte Povera

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A movement and style in art that originated in Italy during the 1960s. It integrates elements of minimalism, performance art, and conceptual art by using everyday or seemingly worthless materials, such as newspapers, stones, or rags. The goal was to challenge and subvert the commercialization of art.

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Aesthetic movement

Aesthetic movement

The Aesthetic Movement emerged in the late 19th century, emphasizing the beauty and sensual qualities of art over practical or moral considerations. It promoted the idea of creating art for its own sake, valuing beauty and aesthetic experience as ends in themselves. The movement was particularly influential in Britain.

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Situationism

Situationism

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Situationism is a psychological theory that gained prominence in 1968, following the publication of a monograph by Walter Mischel that sparked the Person-situation debate. This theory argues that behavior is primarily influenced by external situational factors rather than internal traits or motivations, challenging the ideas of trait theorists like Raymond B. Cattell and Hans Eysenck, who emphasized stable personality traits. It is important not to confuse this with the Situationist International movement, an artistic and political movement founded by Asger Jorn, which focused on the critique of modern consumer society and the influence of environments on human behavior.

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