Susan Rothenberg
She is known for her unique style of abstract expressionism, which often features animal figures and bold brushstrokes.
Born: 1945, Buffalo, New York
Died: 2020, Galisteo, New Mexico
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Recognition
Coming to prominence in the 1970s, Rothenberg's commitment to painterly figures has been highly infliuential in generations of artists. She has been exhibited at the Venice Biennale, the Whitney, Hirshorn Museum.
Intent
Rothenberg shows the formal similarity in the shape of animal parts that we at once recognize and find congruent with our human forms.
Composition
The raw mezzotint plate produces a sollid black impression and the artist must burnish back the tooth of the copper plate to create tones from dark gray to white. In effect the artist is drawing in reverse, bringing light into the image.
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Trailblazing female artist who ushered a return to figuration.
PARENT TECHNIQUE
Etching
Etching is a form of printmaking that involves creating designs on a copper plate, using an acid-resistant material like wax or resin. The artist scratches through this material to expose the metal underneath. The plate is then submerged in an acid bath, which bites into the exposed areas, creating grooves....
COMPLEMENTARY WORKS
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