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Piranesi

Giovanni Battista Piranesi. 

Instead of looking up his history/ who he was / what he was about, I decided to look at his work first.

The Sawhorse, ca. 1761
From the series Le Carceri d’invenzione, pl. xii

I find this etching very absorbing, i find the use of light and dark tones very attractive. This etching really pulls me in, because i find it quite cryptic / mysterious. It makes me want to ask a lot of questions...

It actually makes me think of a game a play called Skyrim, and I think this is why I am so drawn too it.



I wonder what drew him to create these. I also find these oddly peaceful in a way to view, because of the detail and also because of the tonal use, it makes it appear Very still and quite.

I have been thinking a lot about etchings and now I have tried it out myself a little (not with the same technique) I am finding an immense appreciation for the process of it. The amount of pure skill I have seen while writing these reports has been eye opening.


I think the thing that really interests / excites me is the fact you are carving into something, scratching and taking away but, can create images that express light, air and space. The purity of line, also I think is astonishing, it gives me the freedom to have more confidence in the marks I make, compared to say a pencil, that i can rub out because a scratch is permanent. But I can see the finished result can resemble the marks made by a pencil or even chalk in some cases because it can be so light or dark, i thought this one below was a great example of this!



I learned he always considered himself half an architect, i can see why. The skill this man had was just breath taking! I would really like to expand on the etchings i have done after seeing these, and try something like an scene or a still life.

I found out he is more well known for his etchings of buildings, but i find the interior etchings more interestng

i have really enjoyed looking at these etchings and it has made me really want to expand and try to do more of my own etchings and really considering the shadows. 



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