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Description: | The delicacy of the steel rim of this bowl makes unusual use of a strong and durable metal, widely used as a structural material. Lines have been deeply etched through the steel with nitric acid. Etching is a type of technique referred to as 'intaglio', meaning to carve, whereby acid is used to bite into a metal plate. Before exposure to acid the plate is coated in 'ground', a medium impervious to the acid. The ground is removed by various means to expose certain areas; these areas can be seen in the negative space of the rim. | Publisher: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Temporal: | Production date: 1998 | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Creator: | Helmert Robbertsen | Identifier: | http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/artonline/se... | Go to resource |
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