Gay Malin, New York, USA

Blood by Gay Malin, 2001, 20" x 25", EPson Stylus Color 880 & etching process

Skin by Gay Malin, 2001, 20" x 25", EPson Stylus Color 880 & etching process

Note of Explanation and Artists Statement

The process by which I created these art works would not be possible without current computer technology. I first create an image on the computer. I do this by scanning in imagery, either drawn, digitally photographed, or scanned from magazines, newspapers, books, etc. I then manipulate the images through software programs to get to the look I wish to achieve.

The finished computer image is then printed out on an acetate. This acetate is then exposed to a solarplate, which is the same material that is used to create computer chips. (A piece of solarplate matrix is enclosed for you to see.) The image winds up being etched into the solarplate. The plate is then inked up in the same way that a copper etching plate is inked up in traditional printmaking. It is then run through an etching press to produce the final product. Working in this way combines the most contemporary technology with the oldest in creating a print. The subject matter for the series Macro/Micro was inspired by electron microscopy photographs of tissues and organs.