Dimensions:
28x38 cm
Technique:
photopolymer etching
Jaco Putker is a contemporary artist and printmaker from The Hague, The Netherlands. He combines digital and traditional techniques to produce images which are both playful and sinister, nostalgic and magical. His preferred medium is photopolymer, or solar plate, etching. This is a non-toxic way of etching which allow for photorealistic depictions. Rather than impose a meaning to his work, Putker invites the viewers to associate freely and give his etchings personal significance through individual perceptions and filters. The titles of the etchings are descriptive and give no handle as to the meaning of the works. Th Read more...ilters. The titles of the etchings are descriptive and give no handle as to the meaning of the works. The artist considers his works to be illustrations to fables which don't exist, but hopefully take shape in the beholders' minds.
