Aproximación al hueco grabado desde la reutilización de elementos domésticos

Abstract

In this work, material alternatives are sought for the development of intaglio engraving techniques such as drypoint and etching, starting from common elements and domestic supplies that allow their use in spaces that have not been designed as engraving workshops, therefore which, even a common room can allow the practice of these techniques. It is known that the traditional processes of these techniques demand the use of difficult-to-access tools such as torculums, or in other cases, materials that, for artistic practice understood as a clear exploration, can have a high cost in addition to their toxic particularity. in some cases. However, society discards an endless number of materials every day that can be useful for experimentation in engraving without affecting its essence, on the contrary nourishing it with the particular characteristics of each element. Thus, the reuse of bottles, cans, boxes, compact discs, among others, are the basis of the research that is carried out. As an experimental process, endless possibilities arise when doing, however, there are also many failed tests, which are understood as part of the process, errors that allow us to better understand how the different materials and elements behave as they are intervened, for example. what accepting chance and coincidence as part of creation turns out to be an alternative in the investigative process. In the same way, community spaces for the exchange of knowledge are important for the development of this project. It is there where the interest in developing this type of techniques is born, with the economic complication that they demand, but where at the same time they are nourished by the amount of individual experiences that they constantly generate.