The Museum of Art wishes to thank the musicians, sponsors, guests and the entire MSU community for making the 2010 Live @ the Lake Series a success.



Special thanks go to the individuals and families that became Museum members this summer, ensuring that
the Museum can continue with its mission of being
the center of art and culture in North Texas.

To become a Museum member - or for information
 about becoming a sponsor of the 2011 Live @ the Lake season - call 940.397.8900 or e-mail Lee Weaver
at lee(at)leebweaver.com.

NOW SHOWING AT THE MUSEUM


Mezzotints by Robert Kipniss

Works from the Permanent Collection


The Museum of Art is proud to have on exhibit in its Art Lounge 37 mezzotints by artist Robert Kipniss. The works are part of the Museum's Permanent Collection, which focuses on prints and printmaking.
Clear Vase and Landscape, 1995

The classic mezzotint process, invented in the 17th century, is the reverse of most of the other printmaking media, since the artist works from a black background to increasingly lighter areas.  The copper plate is first roughened by a "rocker," creating a burr over the entire surface. The more burr left intact, the more ink it holds and the dark the final finished print.

The artist gradually smoothes down, or burnishes, the burr in varying degrees to produce the gradations of lights and darks of the final design.  The deepest darks in the final picture are those areas on the plate than have been untouched after the initial roughening.

To learn more about the Kipniss exhibition, click here.
 
 

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